“Right now, the average billionaire—there are about 790 of them or so in America—has an average federal tax rate of 8%. No billionaire should be paying a lower tax rate than a teacher, a firefighter, an electrician, or a police officer.” – President Joe Biden
During the past decade, the richest companies and individuals have gotten away with highway robbery, paying a far lower tax rate than most working families. And the costs have not been borne equally, especially as the United States deals with a worsening climate crisis. Everyday a family feels the burdens of the climate crisis while the superrich hide safely in their mansions.
The unpaid taxes of the richest 1 percent could have funded major elements of President Biden’s economic agenda—including his proposed clean energy tax credits—and more. It’s time to make this right and tax the rich.
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