Sen Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduces the “Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act,” which imposes a 2 cent wealth tax on “fortunes above $50 million.”
"It is time for a wealth tax in America."
Sen. Warren introduces Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act: "During the pandemic, the billionaires have increased their wealth by $1.3 trillion...A 2-cent wealth tax means they just don't grow it quite as fast, but that 2 cents is an enormous difference for the rest of America."
Right now, the 400 wealthiest Americans own more wealth than ALL Black households combined.
The ultra-millionaire tax is about economic and racial justice. It’s time for a #WealthTax.
on her proposal for an Ultra-Millionaire Tax. "It's the fairest, it's the most progressive and here's the thing--it helps level the playing field just a little bit."
Sen. Elizabeth Warren will unveil legislation today to create a wealth tax for high net-worth households. The bill is called the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act.
A #WealthTax will help create a more fair and just economy, while building up our community's health care, schools, and green union jobs.
Thank you Sen Warren, Rep Jayapal, and Rep. Boyle for introducing the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act!
It’s been a busy week in Congress:
✅ PASSED: HR1
✅ PASSED: The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
✅ INTRODUCED: The Ultra-Millionaire Tax.
And we’re just getting started.
Under my ultra-millionaire tax plan, 100,000 households in the entire country would pay a 2-3% tax on their net worth.
Want to know if you’ll be affected by our #WealthTax? Just answer this 1 question: do you have a net worth of over $50M?
If no, your taxes won’t go up a cent⬇️
Sen Elizabeth Warren, Rep Pramila Jayapal & Rep Brendan Boyle introduced the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, a wealth tax that would raise $3 trillion over 10 years ― and only apply to fortunes of $50 million or more.
Nobody working full-time should live in poverty to sustain greed.
on her proposal for an Ultra-Millionaire Tax. "We learned from some of the mistakes they made in Europe. This version of the wealth tax covers all of your property."
Jeff Bezos saw his wealth rise by around $75bn in 2020 which means he would pay $5bn a year under Warren’s ‘Ultra-Millionaire’ tax plan. We'll finally be in the same tax bracket. 😒
A calculator for billionaires: Some billionaires seem confused about how much they would pay under Elizabeth Warren’s Ultra-Millionaire Tax. Don’t worry, now there's a calculator for that:
https://bit.ly/2CoUbpu
The Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act would produce at least $3 trillion dollars in revenue to fund child care, education, infrastructure, & critical resources to support our communities.
Proud to support this effort by
Reading about the ultra millionaire tax act. So let's say i start a startup that raises a ton of money, and my illiquid shares are worth 100mm. They'll let me defer 1mm annual tax for 5 years.. then let's say the company fails and i made $0. I still owe $5mm?