A group of ultrawealthy people are asking governments around the world to make them pay more in taxes in order to help close a growing wealth gap.
Summary
- IRS TAX-FILING SEASON TO KICK OFF ON JAN. 24"As millionaires, we know that the current tax system is not fair," they wrote.
- They argued the bedrock of a strong democracy is a fair tax system that bridges the gap between everyday people and the ultrawealthy.
- In order to fundamentally restore that trust, governments across the world need to impose higher taxes on the wealthy to ensure they “pay their fair share,” they said.
- The world - every country in it - must demand the rich pay their fair share.
- Tax us, the rich, and tax us now."