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.
