Democracy demands that citizens are treated equally under the law. The tax avoidance practices of the ultra-rich violate that principle, a new book argues.
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A push in California to tax billionaires will be an important test of the political power of the rich – and the health of US democracy.
Here’s why billionaires can face lower tax rates than people whose income primarily comes from wages.
Even when donors have good intentions, philanthropy does not always produce good results.
The richest Americans can largely avoid paying income and other taxes. A new book explains the history.
Research on millionaire migration reveals that social and professional ties matter far more than marginal tax rates.
That kind of money is several million times the pay of a typical Tesla engineer and is equal to the GDP of Switzerland.
Elon Musk is set to become the world’s first trillionaire, delivering him unprecedented power and influence.
People who highly value equality and purity are most likely to see excessive wealth as wrong, a new study suggests.
Larry Ellison’s moment in the spotlight has illuminated how extraordinarily exposed the global markets – and Australians’ superannuation – are to the AI boom.
Corporate leaders see their decisions as purely rational, but emotions, especially those tied to masculinity, may play a bigger role than they admit.
Huge donations actually help billionaires spin stock swings into tax breaks and lasting influence.
A wealth tax on billionaires would require global cooperation and get us into the tricky territory of taxing unrealised gains. But we already do that in some circumstances.
As global inequality soars, President Donald Trump has recruited a bloat of fellow billionaires to help run his administration, including the world’s richest man.
Among the big names investing big bucks to prolong their lives are Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, Google founders Sergei Brin and Larry Page, and Oracle’s Larry Ellison.
In 2016, some wondered if Donald Trump’s first-term cabinet picks would temper his worst impulses. Such questions seem laughably naive today.
A handbag becoming a symbol of class strife aptly defines the mood of the online zeitgeist.
Some are calling for wealth caps and reduced political influence.
Paris’s Notre Dame cathedral is set to reopen more than five years after a devastating fire. The blaze and its aftermath have fueled debates about the funding of France’s cultural heritage.
Is it a game changer or just pocket change?
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