Excessive Wealth Is a “Disorder” That Some 1 Percenters Want to Cure – Mother Jones

"We believe the wealthy and powerful don't deserve a special seat all to themselves in the halls of power," he went on. "In a democracy, they must wait their turn like everybody else and take their appropriate space, and not elevate their voice with their money, power, and privilege." And right now is the time this needs to happen, he insisted, because "Over the next decade, we'll be deciding whether we'll be a democracy or an autocracy."...

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2022/07/joe-manchin-taxes-climate-excessive-wealth-inequality-millionaires-congress-biden-sinema/

 

Tax the rich: these one percenters want people like them to pay higher taxes

Members of the Patriotic Millionaires say the income gap in the US has become a disaster – and it's time to 'take that money back'…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/apr/08/patriotic-millionaires-one-percenters-pay-higher-taxes

PolitiFact | A rip on AOC’s dress misses with claim that the top 1% pay 90% of income taxes

…According to the latest IRS figures, 97% of federal income taxes in 2018 were paid by half of the taxpayers — which includes taxpayers with adjusted gross incomes of almost $44,000 and up…

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/sep/14/facebook-posts/rip-aocs-dress-misses-claim-top-1-pay-90-income-ta/

US’s wealthiest 1% are failing to pay $160bn a year in taxes, report finds

"A well-functioning tax system requires that everyone pays the taxes they owe."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/sep/08/us-wealthiest-responsible-yearly-160bn-lost-tax-revenue

How Washington's embrace of the stock market is fueling an unequal recovery - POLITICO

The wealthiest 1 percent of Americans own 50 percent of the value of stocks held by individual households.....
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/10/06/washington-stock-market-unequal-recovery-426635

“Slush Fund Baby.” (Pod Save America podcast)

Trump refuses to force the production of life-saving medical equipment, Democrats fight to eliminate a corporate slush fund from Mitch McConnell’s stimulus bill, and the coronavirus pandemic upends the 2020 campaign. Then, health care workers share stories about how they’re grappling with this crisis.

Crooked has started a Coronavirus Relief Fund for organizations supporting food banks, health care workers, restaurant workers, seniors, kids who depend on school lunches, and others in need. Donate: crooked.com/coronavirus

We played clips from listeners around the country in today’s episode about how they’ve been affected by the coronavirus pandemic. if you’d like to share your story, send a voice note or video to 323 405-9944.
Interview:
https://crooked.com/podcast/slush-fund-baby/

The stimulus bill includes a tax break for the 1% (opinion) - CNN

We face a frightening pandemic. More than 100,000 American have been infected with Covid-19, while tens of millions more continue to shelter at home. Meanwhile, the markets are crashing. And yet the more things change, the more they stay the same.....
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/28/opinions/stimulus-bill-tax-break-for-1-mccaffery/index.html

It’s Getting Worse: The IRS Now Audits Poor Americans at About the Same Rate as the Top 1% - ProPublica

As the agency's ability to audit the rich crumbles, its scrutiny of the poor has held steady in recent years. Meanwhile, a new study shows that audits of poor taxpayers make them far less likely to claim credits they might be entitled to.
https://www.propublica.org/article/irs-now-audits-poor-americans-at-about-the-same-rate-as-the-top-1-percent

Fact Check: Do 83% of Trump's tax cut benefits go to the 1%? - CNN Politics

Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont appeared at a CNN presidential town hall Monday night. After his first question from the audience, Sanders argued that President Donald Trump "said he'd have a tax plan to benefit the middle class, but 83% of the benefits go to the 1%."...
https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/26/politics/fact-check-sanders-town-hall-tax-cuts/index.html

Fox News Guest Says America's Elite Pay '99 Percent' of The Nation's Taxes. They Don't - Newsweek

Maria Elvira Salazar added that socialism essentially "destroys the concept that you reap what you sow" and "destroys those who want to produce wealth for the benefits of society."....
https://www.newsweek.com/fox-news-guest-taxes-1-percent-99-1322910

Trump offers socialism for the rich, capitalism for everyone else

To a conservative mind, socialism is getting something for nothing. Yet this is what the president promotes for the wealthy...
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/feb/11/trump-offers-socialism-for-the-rich-capitalism-for-everyone-else

'Soak the rich': Paul Krugman blows up the GOP myth that Americans don't want taxes raised on the 1% - Raw Story

In an early morning tweetstorm, Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman made the case that American's are not in the least adverse to seeing taxes raised on the rich despite Republican protestations. ....
https://www.rawstory.com/2019/02/soak-rich-paul-krugman-blows-gop-myth-americans-dont-want-taxes-raised-1/

How the 1% profit off of racial economic inequality

The racial wealth divide is bringing down median wealth, while wealth at the very top skyrockets....
https://www.theguardian.com/inequality/commentisfree/2019/jan/21/racial-wealth-divide-strengthens-the-1-percent?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Ocasio-Cortez wants higher taxes on very rich Americans. Here’s how much money that could raise - The Washington Post: Analysis

We did the math on the new House member's suggestion. .....
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/01/05/ocasio-cortez-wants-higher-taxes-very-rich-americans-heres-how-much-money-could-that-raise/

'Us Vs. Them': Inside Globalism (Meghna Chakrabarti, On Point)

He was a booster for globalism. Now Ian Bremmer says it’s failed — and he sees trouble ahead. We speak with the author about his new book, "Us Vs. Them: The Failure of Globalism."
Interview:
http://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2018/04/26/us-vs-them-ian-bremmer

How much of tax bill's benefits do the richest 1 percent get? The answer might surprise you

When voters are asked whether they plan to vote for Democrats or Republicans for Congress this November, Democrats lead by eight points in the latest from Public Policy Polling. That’s a good lead, although down from 11 points in December. But the poll also poses a challenge to Democrats:....
https://www.dailykos.com/story/2018/2/14/1741287/-How-much-of-tax-bill-s-benefits-do-the-richest-1-get-The-answer-might-surprise-you

The World's Richest 1% Took Home 82% of Wealth Last Year, Oxfam Says -- FORTUNE

Four out of every five dollars of wealth generated in 2017 ended up in the pockets of the richest 1%, while the poorest half of humanity got nothing, a report published by Oxfam found on Monday....

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/world-apos-richest-1-took-023544282.html

The 1% grabbed 82% of all wealth created in 2017 -- CNN Money

Of all the wealth created last year, 82% went to the richest 1%, according to a new report from Oxfam International. ....
http://money.cnn.com/2018/01/21/news/economy/davos-oxfam-inequality-wealth/index.html

Robert Reich: Trump's Gang Is Plotting the Biggest Heist in American History | Alternet

The GOP's $5.8 trillion tax cut would almost exclusively benefit the 1 percent.....
https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/robert-reich-trumps-gang-plotting-biggest-heist-american-history

Bill Gates thinks the 1% should foot the bill for renewable energy, and he's offering the first $2B.

He also has some insights into social welfare and the problems with the private sector....
http://www.emphasisms.com/2017/09/bill-gates-thinks.html