Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Tag: rich

House bill would blow up the massive IRAs of the superwealthy

If the bill passes, Roth accounts would be capped at $20 million for high-income individuals.

The real socialism in America isn’t what you think

It’s more socialism for the rich, harsh capitalism for the rest.

Jeff ‘Space Cowboy’ Bezos

Space flights used to achieve scientific purpose. Now they're a rich man's carnival ride.

America’s billionaires: Borrowing their way to ever more fabulous fortunes

Their current combined fortune: $4.7 trillion, up $1.8 trillion since the pandemic began.

Democratic senators call for investigation of tax avoidance by the ultrawealthy

Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Sheldon Whitehouse demanded an investigation into how the rich use “legal tax loopholes to avoid paying their fair share of income taxes.”

Can we conquer our grand dynastic family fortunes?

We most certainly can. We have history on our side.

A global tax deal for the rich, not the poor

Despite the recent G7 agreement on corporate taxation, global leadership requires going beyond national interests to ensure that all countries have sufficient resources to develop healthier post-pandemic economies.

Living ever larger in the lap of luxury

Today’s fabulously rich can easily guarantee themselves a tumbril-free future.

FDR must be smiling

Biden’s plan to create jobs and tax the rich is a good deal bolder than it looks at first glance.

Bill, Melinda, and the burden of grand fortune

All relationships, not just romantic couplings, tend to be twisted by wealth.

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New era of inequality: Billionaires pay less in taxes than the working class

Economist Gabriel Zucman's analysis reveals that for the first time, U.S. billionaires have a lower effective tax rate than working-class Americans, sparking a renewed debate on wealth tax.

Israel seizes Rafah crossing, cutting off Gaza’s last humanitarian lifeline amid famine crisis

This move effectively cuts off a critical humanitarian aid route to the enclave, where the majority of the population faces imminent famine due to ongoing conflict.

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The oil and gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells.