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fromFast Company
6 days ago

Jeff Bezos promises you that doubling his taxes won't make your life better

“One percent of taxpayers pay 40% of all the tax revenue; the bottom half pay only 3%. I think it should be zero,” Bezos said. “I think there's something very powerful about zero.”
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fromABC7 San Francisco
2 months ago

Proposed California billionaire tax shows early support in new poll

A proposed California wealth tax on billionaires' assets shows early support from about half of likely voters, though 23% remain unsure and the measure needs signature gathering to reach the November ballot.
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fromFortune
2 months ago
US politics

Bernie Sanders' billionaire tax would soak about 900 people to fund $3,000 checks for the middle class | Fortune

fromFortune
2 months ago
US politics

Bernie Sanders' billionaire tax would soak about 900 people to fund $3,000 checks for the middle class | Fortune

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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Bernie Sanders and Ro Khanna propose bill to impose wealth tax on billionaires

Sanders and Khanna introduced a 5% annual wealth tax on billionaires expected to raise $4.4 trillion over a decade for direct payments, Medicare expansion, and affordable housing.
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