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    Fast 400 Millionäre und Milliardäre fordern höhere Steuern für Superreiche


    Fast 400 Millionäre und Milliardäre fordern höhere Steuern für Superreiche

    https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/21/millionaires-billionaires-taxes-super-rich-mark-ruffalo-wef-davos

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    3. Swing-Full on

      So what’s their game? What do they benefit from doing this?

      All the rich global warming people are buying beachfront property – despite them saying the water level will rise and and make those place uninhabitable

    4. 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.

    5. 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.

    7. 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).

    9. Gotterdamerrung on

      So they should use that money to support candidates that will make that happen.

    10. GarlicFalse3779 on

      If… they’ll go to another location as soon as it’s implemented; it only stays in countries with very high taxes for poor people who can’t afford to go to another country.

    12. 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.

      They are the very worst among us.

    13. Noahms456 on

      400 of them versus several billion of us. Seems, uh, seems like we should just take it at some point

    15. FarewelltoNS on

      Yes the middle powers need to flex their abilities…. Carney has it right.. if you must get a seat at the table if you don’t you’re on the table…. Rise up!

    18. Wakandamnation on

      It will happen one way or the other, we have been trough enough thanks to them. Destroying our planet and stealing our wealth, countries have been to war mostly because of them. The pain of our world are this guys.

    19. Deep-Awareness-9503 on

      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.

    20. 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.

    21. Pardot42 on

      Someone with $400million is closer economically to an impoverished person than a Billionaire.

    23. 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.

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