Tag: wealth gap

If capitalism were working properly, billionaires would have gone the way of the dodo.

Greasing the way: three different — and massive — rounds of rich people-friendly tax cuts.

Decades of wealth transfer in America: How trillions moved from the many to the few

We wanted to see how discrimination shaped one city. Here’s how you can get answers about your own community.

We must find momentum through our discontent, and be “outraged enough to become even more politically active.”

“The richest 1% of U.S. households don’t report 21% of their income.”

“In every country that we looked at, inequality has gotten worse during the pandemic.”

“The increases in billionaire wealth continue to defy gravity in the real economy where millions have lost their jobs, health, and livelihoods.”

“We believe that big corporations that can afford to pay their executives million-dollar salaries every year can afford to pay their fair share in taxes to help us recover.”

In the UK and US, being rich can add almost a decade of healthy living to a person’s life.