Posted on 03 March 2021. Tags: Amy Hanauer, COVID-19, Elizabeth Warren, IMF, Joe Biden, Mark Weisbrot, SDRs, Taxes, Union Organizing, Wealth Tax
The number that sticks in my mind today, and has since I heard it, is 40 percent. While over half a million people in the U.S. have died of COVID in one year, while millions of people have become sick, while millions of people have lost their jobs, savings and homes, and many people […]
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Posted on 07 August 2019. Tags: David Gamage, Elizabeth Warren, Feyzi Ismail, Nepal, Wealth Tax
Elizabeth Warren’s proposal for a wealth tax in the country is a potential game-changer. It would apply only to households with a net worth of $50 million or more—roughly the wealthiest 75,000 households, or the top 0.1%. those super rich would pay an annual 2% tax on every dollar of net worth above $50 million […]
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