Senate Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden is developing a Billionaires Income Tax that will tax yearly gains in wealth to ensure billionaires start paying their fair share every year like working families do in their paychecks. President Biden has already voiced his support for the plan. According to the Wall Street Journal, “under current law, someone whose net worth rose to $22 billion from $20 billion and sold nothing would have no [taxable] income. Under Mr. Wyden’s proposal, that person would have $2 billion of taxable income.”
Fact Sheets & Reports
- Senator Ron Wyden’s Billionaires Income Tax
- 8 Reasons the Billionaires Income Tax is a Great Idea
- 6 Ways to Spend Billionaires Income Tax Revenue
- Polling Compilation: Billionaires Income Tax
- Comparison of Biden’s and Wyden’s Billionaires Income Tax Proposals (Short)
- Comparison of Biden’s and Wyden’s Billionaires Income Tax Proposals (Long)
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- Mapped: The Wealthiest Billionaire in Each U.S. State in 2022
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Billionaires pay an 8% average US income tax rate, far less than working families.
That’s because most billionaire money comes from gains in wealth, not from wages.
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Posted by Americans for Tax Fairness on Thursday, October 7, 2021