Michael Bloomberg has already spent more of his own money than Trump or Tom Steyer. He’s making a joke of our democracy – and Democrats should be appalled. Some Democrats, are inviting him on the debate stage.
“Their wine cave is a wonderful metaphor for the ways in which these people are divorced from the average American.”
Republicans defend cuts to food stamps by saying that keeping people hungry will make them work harder. But we know this is just about cruelty
This modest-sounding proposal would have a far-reaching impact on the wealthiest Americans when combined with her other tax plans — shrinking colossal fortunes over time and making it much more difficult to hand down multibillion-dollar legacies
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Most of the candidates for the Democratic Presidential nomination seem to have no problem with the presence of grand private fortunes
UBS report shows billionaires increased fortunes by $1.4tn, more than the GDP of Spain
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