*[Enwl-eng] Billionaires
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Fri Apr 14 19:58:22 MSK 2023
It’s outrageous: Elon Musk paid a tax rate of about 3% while a rice trader
in Uganda paid 40%. Inequality is literally killing us -- and it's time for
leaders to take action. President Biden has just announced a plan to tax
billionaires -- and G20 leaders could take it global! Add your name to the
call for the mega-rich to pay what they owe. Once it’s massive, we’ll
deliver our voices to leaders ahead of the G20 summit. Dear friends, In the
past few years, the richest 1% of the world have acquired nearly twice as
much money as the bottom 99%.While Elon Musk paid a true tax rate of about
3% for years, a rice trader in Uganda paid 40%. She makes US$80 each
month -- and Musk is worth US$180 BILLION.There is one clear way to help
address this gap -- we must Tax the Rich. And now is our chance. US
President Biden just called for a historic tax on billionaires, and with
enough public pressure, he could champion the idea at an upcoming meeting of
world leaders.A wealth tax of up to 5% on the ultra-rich could raise enough
money to lift 2 billion people out of poverty! Let’s gather one million
voices demanding G20 governments tax the rich now -- add your name, and
Avaaz will deliver our call ahead of the summit, where world leaders can’t
miss it!
It’s outrageous: Elon Musk paid a tax rate
of about 3% while a rice trader in Uganda paid 40%. Inequality is literally
killing us -- and it's time for leaders to take action. President Biden has
just announced a plan to tax billionaires -- and G20 leaders could take it
global! Add your name to the call for the mega-rich to pay what they owe.
Once it’s massive, we’ll deliver our voices to leaders ahead of the G20
summit.
SIGN THE PETITION
Dear friends,
In the past few years, the richest 1% of the
world have acquired nearly twice as much money as the bottom 99%.
While Elon Musk paid a true tax rate of
about 3% for years, a rice trader in Uganda paid 40%. She makes US$80 each
month -- and Musk is worth US$180 BILLION.
There is one clear way to help address this
gap -- we must Tax the Rich. And now is our chance. US President Biden just
called for a historic tax on billionaires, and with enough public pressure,
he could champion the idea at an upcoming meeting of world leaders.
A wealth tax of up to 5% on the ultra-rich
could raise enough money to lift 2 billion people out of poverty! Let’s
gather one million voices demanding G20 governments tax the rich now -- add
your name, and Avaaz will deliver our call ahead of the summit, where world
leaders can’t miss it!
Join the call to Tax the Rich Now!
There’s a major flaw at the heart of tax
systems around the world -- they tax our income but not the whole wealth of
the mega-millionaires and billionaires (their investments, stocks,
yachts!!). But a wealth tax would force billionaires to pay what they really
owe.
In 2021, 137 countries agreed to a new
global corporate tax that was unthinkable even a few years ago -- but much
more is needed, and a billionaire wealth tax is the next step.
Spain recently adopted a wealth tax to help
people with lower incomes, and President Biden just proposed to tax the
wealth of the richest Americans! Now all our governments need to get behind
taxing the rich -- and a global movement like Avaaz can help make this
happen.
G20 countries could agree to this
game-changing solution at an upcoming summit -- if they see massive public
support for it. Add your name to this growing call, and the Avaaz team will
make sure key leaders at the G20 summit hear us.
Join the call to Tax the Rich Now!
We will never stop fighting for the world
that most humans aspire to, even if it means daring to face the most
powerful. Together, we have challenged the biggest pharmaceutical and tech
companies and braved Monsanto. Now we can overcome the influence of the
ultra-rich.
With hope and determination,
Laura, Nell, Antonia, Luis, Alice, Lily,
Muriel, Marta, Mélanie, Lilian, Ana Paula and the entire Avaaz team
*We use the term “true tax rate” as coined
and calculated by ProPublica (2021) to refer to how much is paid in taxes
annually in comparison to the estimated growth in wealth during that year.
Elon Musk’s true tax rate, based on IRS leaked data, was 3.27% on average
between 2014 and 2018.
More information:
a.. ‘Tax us now’: ultra-rich call on
governments to introduce wealth taxes (The Guardian)
b.. Survival of the Richest: How we must tax
the super-rich now to fight inequality (Oxfam)
c.. Why 200 millionaires want higher taxes:
Inequality is "eating our world alive" (CBS)
d.. The Secret IRS Files: Trove of
Never-Before-Seen Records Reveal How the Wealthiest Avoid Income Tax
(ProPublica)
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