THE PROBLEM

America faces two big, connected problems:

  • The gap between the wealthy and the rest of us keeps widening, shortchanging opportunity, destabilizing our economy and threatening our democracy.
  • We aren’t raising enough public revenue for vital investments and services that can help create an economy that works for all of us, not just the wealthy few.

WE NEED A MILLIONAIRES SURTAX FACT SHEET

AN EXTRA 10% TAX ON THE SUPER RICH WOULD NARROW THE WEALTH GAP AND RAISE $635 BILLION FOR VITAL PUBLIC […]

KEY FACTS ABOUT INCOME, WEALTH & TAXES

NOTE: There are many measures of American wealth and many ways of estimating those measures. This fact sheet uses the […]

EXTREME WEALTH IS DISRUPTING OUR DEMOCRACY

EXTREME WEALTH IS DISRUPTING OUR DEMOCRACY “You can have concentrated wealth in the hands of a few or democracy. But […]