Tag: wealth tax
Watch: Viral animated video shows how just a fraction of Bill...
“You’d have to save more than a $100,000 per year for a MILLION years to get there. So where's that wealth tax?”
The income inequality crisis: Why we need a wealth tax
Not only would a wealth tax raise revenue and help bring the economy back into balance, but it would also protect our democracy by reducing the influence of the super-rich on our political system.
Let’s have a wealth tax to fund Medicare for All
The total amount of tax would be $8.426 trillion. At present, the federal government spends $4.407 trillion annually. The wealth tax would be nearly twice as large.
Trying out the wealth tax for size
This wealth tax looks like a very good thing. Repair the infrastructure, wipe out the student debt, and get single-payer healthcare well established. And all just by taxing a bunch of uber-wealthy.
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Last Night’s “Blue Wave” Means Nothing if We Don’t Stop the NDAA
As taxpayers, we are funding our own endgame, but we don't have to.
Corporations gave $737 million to super PACs in 2026 midterms
Crypto, online betting and AI interests supplied 53% of the total, and the $737.3 million is 60% above the 2024 presidential cycle, Public Citizen found.
Since 1975, $79 trillion has been redistributed from the bottom 90% to the top...
Has this massive redistribution, driven by policies favoring corporations and the wealthy, reshaped the American economy?
Montana passes Initiative 194, barring corporate election spending
The AP called the measure Tuesday with a margin of about 115,000 votes; it takes effect Jan. 1, 2027, unless a court blocks it.
Judge rejects DOJ bid to set aside 20,000 California mail ballots
Justice Department appeals within hours; it has also asked Washington to set aside ballots from 400-plus voters and sued Alaska over its Senate race.