American billionaire Mark Cuban has suggested higher tax charges on any company that does not offer stock options to its employees. Cuban framed the idea as a strategy to reduce wealth inequality. He noted that corporate tax policy could be used to motivate businesses to share firm equity directly with workers.
The proposal aims to make jobs more lucrative by giving employees a financial stake in their company. Under the plan, companies that provide equity to their staff would not face the higher rates. Higher tax penalties would apply strictly to businesses that fail to provide equity shares to their employees.