If We Want to Renew Democracy, We Need to Tax the Ultra-Wealthy
After the tech sector, Wall Street is the second-highest source of wealth for American billionaires.
After the tech sector, Wall Street is the second-highest source of wealth for American billionaires.
Billionaires have reaped tremendous gains during the pandemic. A wealth tax will slow the build-up of democracy-distorting concentrations of wealth and power.
Our current national confusion over wealth taxes serves only the wealthy.
Taxpayers shouldn't have to subsidize labor costs at Fortune 500 corporations.