Why Can’t We Fund Universal Public Goods? Blame the Tax-Dodging Billionaire Nepo Babies

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Why Can’t We Fund Universal Public Goods? Blame the Tax-Dodging Billionaire Nepo Babies

“In 2024, these billionaire families used their enormous wealth to make record-breaking political contributions to secure a GOP trifecta,” reads a new report. The children of the richest families in the U.S. are well-known for spending their vast wealth on frivolous luxuries—constructing a replica of a medieval church on their acres of property, in the […]

‘Every Billionaire Is a Policy Failure,’ Says Oxfam as Global Elite Gather in Davos

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‘Every Billionaire Is a Policy Failure,’ Says Oxfam as Global Elite Gather in Davos

Billionaires have seen their wealth skyrocket over the past two years, adding roughly $2.7 billion per day to their fortunes while ordinary people struggle to afford basic necessities. As the world’s corporate and political elite convened in Davos, Switzerland for the first winter World Economic Forum in three years, an analysis published Monday by Oxfam International […]