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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Netanyahu says Iran assault ‘is not an endless war’ as US signals escalation and...
Officials reject “endless war” comparisons while warning of harsher strikes and acknowledging additional losses.
Iranian American scholars denounce US-Israeli attack, warn regime change efforts will backfire
Far from leading to a popular uprising against the government, as President Trump has encouraged, the U.S.-Israeli attacks have forced Iranians to worry about their immediate safety from the bombs.
Critics challenge Trump administration’s shifting case for war on Iran
Critics challenge Trump administration’s shifting case for war on Iran
How high school students are organizing walkouts against ICE
Building to a statewide walkout.
Homer nails uncivilized, all-devouring MAGA Trump brutality – and strategic aikido to return fire
As Polyphemus falls to the aikido of seeming weaklings, Trump underestimates top experts, battling Democrats, anti-oligarchy citizens and committed activists promoting prosperity for the many, even (yikes!) sharing the wealth.