President of the Rich: Half of Macron’s Govt Ministers Are Millionaires
At least half of Emmanuel Macron’s ministers are reportedly millionaires while a quarter are in the top one per cent of French society.
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Study: World’s Richest 1% Derailing Paris Agreement Climate Goals
The richest one percent of humanity is on track to release 70 metric tons of CO2 per person per year in the near future, or an amount of carbon dioxide “30 times greater” than what is compatible with maintaining global warming below an international consensus threshold of 1.5 Celsius, the Guardian reported Friday citing a new study by Oxfam.
Democrats Again Consider Bailing Out the Wealthy with Billions in Tax Cuts
Democrats are again considering legislation to provide their wealthy blue state donors with billions by ending the cap on a tax deduction.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Decries Income Inequality After Endorsing a Millionaire
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) on Sunday decried income inequality and the “top one percent” just one day after endorsing a millionaire.
‘Servant Class’ that Serves the Rich Among Fastest Growing U.S. Workforces
A “servant class” that serves the needs of the country’s top one percent is among one of the fastest-growing job markets in the United States, economic analysis finds.
De Blasio to Hurting Americans: Immigrants Did Not Do That, Big Corporations Did
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said at the Democrat candidate debate that big corporations, not immigrants are hurting Americans.
Socialist Sanders’ Tax Returns Reveal Presidential Hopeful in Top 1% of U.S. Earners
2020 presidential hopeful and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) released ten years of his federal income taxes on Monday, revealing the self-described Democratic Socialist to be in the top one percent of U.S. earners.
Jerry Brown: California to Suffer $20 Billion Tax Crash in Next Recession
Governor Jerry Brown warned in his May Revised Budget last week that California is expected to suffer a $20 billion tax crash in it next recession.
President Obama Increases U.S. Regulatory State by 12% in one Month
President Barack Obama set the all-time record in November 2016 for the number of regulatory pages in the Federal Register at 81,640 pages, but in the last month he has pushed that record up by over 12 percent to 91,642 pages.
A Manifesto for the 60 Percent: The Center-Right Populist-Nationalist Coalition
The world, as seen through the eyes of a working stiff: “You are patiently standing in the middle of a long line stretching toward the horizon, where the American Dream awaits. But as you wait, you see people cutting in line ahead of you.”
Hillary Clinton: We’re Going After the Top Ten Percent in America–with Taxes
Democratic Presidential Nominee Hillary Clinton vowed to tax not only the one percent, but the ten percent of the top earners in America to pay for the dozens of proposed new government programs.
Bernie Sanders Skips Out on Bill from California Town
A promise made by the Bernie Sanders campaign to pay for additional law enforcement for a rally in Cloverdale, California has yet to be paid.
