A Closer Look: There is no such thing as a “self-made” millionaire
One of the most common critiques we receive when we tell people we want our taxes raised is: “Rich people worked hard for their wealth and deserve to keep it. Taxing them more would be akin to theft and disincentivize people from innovating and starting new businesses.” Our response? While rich people certainly deserve their wealth (to varying extents), no one is entirely “self-made” and therefore should not be allowed to skirt their civic duty to pay their fair share in taxes.
A Closer Look: Why we (still) won’t write voluntary checks to the IRS
Without doubt, one of the biggest, most common criticisms we encounter whenever we say we want our taxes raised is this: “If you want to pay more taxes, why don’t you just write a voluntary check to the IRS?” It’s a common response from our detractors on our social media posts. This is also a common question that members at our sister organizations in the United Kingdom and Canada encounter as well, albeit with their national equivalents to the IRS (HMRC and CRA, respectively).
A Closer Look: It’s workers over billionaires this May Day
If you haven’t checked your calendar today, it’s May 1st, more commonly known as May Day. You may be celebrating this day as a festival with ancient origins with rituals like flower wreaths, poles, and bonfires to mark the beginning of summer. Or, if you’re like us at Patriotic Millionaires, you’re celebrating International Workers’ Day.
With so many exciting developments lately, we haven't had much time to properly highlight the incredible media moments we’ve had, particularly for things outside of our Symposium and two bills. For this week’s Closer Look, we’d like to give those media moments the spotlight they fully deserve.
A Closer Look: There is no such thing as a “self-made” millionaire
One of the most common critiques we receive when we tell people we want our taxes raised is: “Rich people worked hard for their wealth and deserve to keep it. Taxing them more would be akin to theft and disincentivize people from innovating and starting new businesses.” Our response? While rich people certainly deserve their wealth (to varying extents), no one is entirely “self-made” and therefore should not be allowed to skirt their civic duty to pay their fair share in taxes.
A Closer Look: Why we (still) won’t write voluntary checks to the IRS
Without doubt, one of the biggest, most common criticisms we encounter whenever we say we want our taxes raised is this: “If you want to pay more taxes, why don’t you just write a voluntary check to the IRS?” It’s a common response from our detractors on our social media posts. This is also a common question that members at our sister organizations in the United Kingdom and Canada encounter as well, albeit with their national equivalents to the IRS (HMRC and CRA, respectively).
A Closer Look: It’s workers over billionaires this May Day
If you haven’t checked your calendar today, it’s May 1st, more commonly known as May Day. You may be celebrating this day as a festival with ancient origins with rituals like flower wreaths, poles, and bonfires to mark the beginning of summer. Or, if you’re like us at Patriotic Millionaires, you’re celebrating International Workers’ Day.
With so many exciting developments lately, we haven't had much time to properly highlight the incredible media moments we’ve had, particularly for things outside of our Symposium and two bills. For this week’s Closer Look, we’d like to give those media moments the spotlight they fully deserve.
A Closer Look: That’s a wrap on our 7th annual Spring Symposium! 🎬
In case you were not keeping up with us online over the past few days, we are pleased to report that the Patriotic Millionaires’ seventh annual Spring Symposium was a smashing success this week!
A Closer Look: Join us at “HOW WE WIN, Tax the Rich, and Save the World.”
After teasing you a bit last week about our 2026 Spring Symposium, “HOW WE WIN, Tax the Rich, and Save the World,” we’re thrilled to officially bring you into the fold and invite you to join us virtually for what we think will be one of the best events of the year. In just five days, you’ll be able to stream an event unlike any other.
It’s the beginning of a new month, and that means we’re seeing new reports about the job numbers from March 2026. The headlines say that unemployment dropped from 4.4% in February to 4.3% in March. That is good and welcomed news. But, it is not the full story and I want to explain a bit more about what is behind that number.
Response to Roosevelt Institute on the Working Americans’ Tax Cut Act
I wanted to share with you my thoughts about recent comments made by Elizabeth Wilkins of the Roosevelt Institute in her blog post. I both agree and disagree with parts of what she says about the Working Americans’ Tax Cut Act and revenue and spending in general.
Seeing how today is also April Fools’ Day, we thought we’d have a little fun with the holiday—with a Patriotic Millionaires’ twist, of course. Unlike most, we aren’t spending the day cooking up elaborate pranks to play on our loved ones or coworkers. Instead, we created a list of our top five “April Tax Fools.”
A Closer Look: Demystifying the Working Americans’ Tax Cut Act
My name is Holli Woodings, and I’m the Vice President of Government Affairs here at Patriotic Millionaires where I oversee our legislative, policy, and political work. Previously I’ve served as the President of Boise City Council, as a State Representative in the Idaho Legislature, and as a Senior Fellow at the National Institute for Civil Discourse here in Washington, DC.
A Closer Look: We’re two steps closer to a rich, stable, and free country
Americans deserve an economy that, at a minimum, has fair and equitable rules and that guarantees them enough stability to afford their basic needs. And over the past week, Americans are now two steps closer to getting that sort of economy, thanks to new legislation introduced on Capitol Hill.
