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Abigail Disney, Brian Cox and Valerie Rockefeller among signatories of open letter condemning inequality
More than 250 billionaires and millionaires are demanding that the political elite meeting for the World Economic Forum in Davos introduce wealth taxes to help pay for better public services around the world.
“Our request is simple: we ask you to tax us, the very richest in society,” the wealthy people said in an open letter to world leaders. “This will not fundamentally alter our standard of living, nor deprive our children, nor harm our nations’ economic growth. But it will turn extreme and unproductive private wealth into an investment for our common democratic future.”
The rich signatories from 17 countries include Disney heir Abigail Disney; Brian Cox who played fictional billionaire Logan Roy in Succession; actor and screenwriter Simon Pegg; and Valerie Rockefeller , an heir to the US dynasty.
Fact: you can pay more taxes voluntarily without being told you have to.
They aren’t saying it because they really want to pay more taxes
They’re saying a system should be put in place where the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes
It’s a subtle but important distinction
You are asking them for their fish. This request seems to be an attempt to teach your politicians how to fish.
I’d much rather see them use it to lobby in favour of taxes on the wealthy, than seeing a handful of them give part of their money away.
How? Just pay the taxes and NOT file for a refund? Is that’s tax evasion?