Them paying taxes at all would be a step in the right direction.
somermike on
How many of those 400 own companies that don’t pay living wages directly to their employees or use supplies with unethical labor practices.
Lobbying for bandaids when you have the authority to directly address the problem feels disingenuous.
KoolAdamFriedland on
Wealth disparity ends empires. We have been at a critical stage for about 15 years and increasing taxes on wealth are the best way to rebalance things.
Some of these people are smart enough to realise their wealth isn’t worth much if the economy collapses.
BruhItsBritt on
Rich ppl roasting rich ppl lol
professor_fate_1 on
Great, now need to convince the remaining 626.200 (ultra high net worth individuals, total UHNWI 626.600 in 2023, cacluclated as net worth above 30mn usd).
lordchickenburger on
Why dont they start paying their employees more
Gotterdamerrung on
So they should use that money to support candidates that will make that happen.
whocares_honestly on
Cute, how benevolent of them …..
Coffee_Transfusion on
Billionaires are mentally ill pieces of shit that the people need to deal with one way or another.
They have ruined society for their own gain. The amount of hatred and shame many of you feel towards ICE should be multitudes higher for these oligarchs that are funding it all. They are the real ones that own the show. They shouldn’t be able to go out in public without people publicly shaming them and throwing the nearest object at them.
It’s insane to me that low-income and middle-income Americans are so protective of the uber-wealthy’s money to their own detriment.
iBUYbrokenSUBARUS on
So, why are they super rich still? They’re able to give away most of their money to great causes and charities in lieu of paying higher taxes. But they don’t because really they’re just all words and show.
Pardot42 on
Someone with $400million is closer economically to an impoverished person than a Billionaire.
Jolly_Sample_1945 on
This only works if they start funding super pacs to this effect.
Dismal-Bullfrog-7851 on
It’s interesting to see some wealthy individuals advocating for higher taxes, but I’m skeptical about how widespread this sentiment really is among the ultra-rich. Many of them have perfected tax avoidance strategies through offshore havens and legal loopholes, so public statements like these often feel performative. The real power imbalance comes from how wealth translates into political influence through lobbying and media ownership, which undermines genuine democratic reform. While it’s good that some recognize the systemic issues, most of the billionaire class seems more focused on protecting their interests than addressing inequality meaningfully.
343GuiltyySpark on
Anyone read it? Everyone who signed is referring to people richer than them being taxed higher, not themselves. They refer to a “handful” of global elites needing to be taxed higher. Also not US specific it’s people in 24 countries saying the “global elites” need to be taxed higher, again not referring to themselves as those elites
Doubt_full_ on
Oh well they can try…. not likely to happen…
JJB46 on
That is a lot of talk no action
Left-Difficulty-7423 on
Patriotic Millionaires group has been asking to “tax us now” for quite some time.
Vienta1988 on
Huh… is this a bribe to keep us from looking into the Epstein files?
SteinerMath123 on
They can pay more if they want RIGHT NOW lmao
They arent calling for that, they are calling for more taxes on the middle class to destroy it.
ScreenTricky4257 on
So is anyone going to call them class-traitors?
Hopeful-Signal-4793 on
Well the other half are paying/ bribing the government to not do that so I don’t think words will do a lot. Lmao
psycho_driver on
I don’t even care if they’re taxed higher. They just need to actually pay the taxes they already owe instead of hiding them in offshore accounts and they need to keep their money the fuck out of politics.
PumperNikel0 on
The alarm has been sounded, except my millionaire/billionaire friend will not contribute sadly. I will too not contribute, sadly.
“See no evil…”
YogurtclosetWrong268 on
Someone should tell them…there is NO UPPER LIMIT to what they can pay. If they truly believe this, then they should just start doubling and tripling their tax payments. No one would complain…not a peep.
UnhelpfulNotBot on
Nearly 200 million Americans want higher taxes on the rich, but I guess thats less newsworthy than what a handful of millionaires and billionaires think.
HeThatWas on
That’s literally 0.00002% of the millionaires in the USA.
FFS, I even rounded up.
How is this world news? How is this even Reddit news?
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They could lobby for it, right? right?
Them paying taxes at all would be a step in the right direction.
How many of those 400 own companies that don’t pay living wages directly to their employees or use supplies with unethical labor practices.
Lobbying for bandaids when you have the authority to directly address the problem feels disingenuous.
Wealth disparity ends empires. We have been at a critical stage for about 15 years and increasing taxes on wealth are the best way to rebalance things.
Some of these people are smart enough to realise their wealth isn’t worth much if the economy collapses.
Rich ppl roasting rich ppl lol
Great, now need to convince the remaining 626.200 (ultra high net worth individuals, total UHNWI 626.600 in 2023, cacluclated as net worth above 30mn usd).
Why dont they start paying their employees more
So they should use that money to support candidates that will make that happen.
Cute, how benevolent of them …..
Billionaires are mentally ill pieces of shit that the people need to deal with one way or another.
They have ruined society for their own gain. The amount of hatred and shame many of you feel towards ICE should be multitudes higher for these oligarchs that are funding it all. They are the real ones that own the show. They shouldn’t be able to go out in public without people publicly shaming them and throwing the nearest object at them.
They are the very worst among us.
Decent rich people do exist.
They can donate money to the government. It’s not hard. If in if the US use the [Gifts to the U.S. Government](https://fiscal.treasury.gov/public/gifts-to-government.html) site.
It’s insane to me that low-income and middle-income Americans are so protective of the uber-wealthy’s money to their own detriment.
So, why are they super rich still? They’re able to give away most of their money to great causes and charities in lieu of paying higher taxes. But they don’t because really they’re just all words and show.
Someone with $400million is closer economically to an impoverished person than a Billionaire.
This only works if they start funding super pacs to this effect.
It’s interesting to see some wealthy individuals advocating for higher taxes, but I’m skeptical about how widespread this sentiment really is among the ultra-rich. Many of them have perfected tax avoidance strategies through offshore havens and legal loopholes, so public statements like these often feel performative. The real power imbalance comes from how wealth translates into political influence through lobbying and media ownership, which undermines genuine democratic reform. While it’s good that some recognize the systemic issues, most of the billionaire class seems more focused on protecting their interests than addressing inequality meaningfully.
Anyone read it? Everyone who signed is referring to people richer than them being taxed higher, not themselves. They refer to a “handful” of global elites needing to be taxed higher. Also not US specific it’s people in 24 countries saying the “global elites” need to be taxed higher, again not referring to themselves as those elites
Oh well they can try…. not likely to happen…
That is a lot of talk no action
Patriotic Millionaires group has been asking to “tax us now” for quite some time.
Huh… is this a bribe to keep us from looking into the Epstein files?
They can pay more if they want RIGHT NOW lmao
They arent calling for that, they are calling for more taxes on the middle class to destroy it.
So is anyone going to call them class-traitors?
Well the other half are paying/ bribing the government to not do that so I don’t think words will do a lot. Lmao
I don’t even care if they’re taxed higher. They just need to actually pay the taxes they already owe instead of hiding them in offshore accounts and they need to keep their money the fuck out of politics.
The alarm has been sounded, except my millionaire/billionaire friend will not contribute sadly. I will too not contribute, sadly.
“See no evil…”
Someone should tell them…there is NO UPPER LIMIT to what they can pay. If they truly believe this, then they should just start doubling and tripling their tax payments. No one would complain…not a peep.
Nearly 200 million Americans want higher taxes on the rich, but I guess thats less newsworthy than what a handful of millionaires and billionaires think.
That’s literally 0.00002% of the millionaires in the USA.
FFS, I even rounded up.
How is this world news? How is this even Reddit news?