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Rhiannon12866

(259,458 posts)
Tue May 26, 2026, 11:10 PM Tuesday

Bernie Sanders Floats 5% Annual Wealth Tax On Billionaires At Rally With Graham Platner - Forbes Breaking News



During a "Fight Oligarchy" event on Monday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) spoke about imposing a 5 annual wealth tax on billionaires. - 05/26/2026.
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Bernie Sanders Floats 5% Annual Wealth Tax On Billionaires At Rally With Graham Platner - Forbes Breaking News (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Tuesday OP
5% seems pretty low... buzzycrumbhunger Tuesday #1
Minimum mandatory income tax. multigraincracker Tuesday #2
We need to go back to the taxation policies of the Eisenhower administration Rhiannon12866 Tuesday #3
Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Tuesday #4
Thanks, Uncle Joe! Rhiannon12866 Tuesday #5

buzzycrumbhunger

(2,224 posts)
1. 5% seems pretty low...
Tue May 26, 2026, 11:16 PM
Tuesday

I much prefer the numbers I see floating around saying anything over $X is tax—as in the oligarchs should fund everything for the rest of us. You’d think they’d pay happily if the alternative is that we eat them.

Rhiannon12866

(259,458 posts)
3. We need to go back to the taxation policies of the Eisenhower administration
Tue May 26, 2026, 11:23 PM
Tuesday

Though the way that the felon-in-chief is spending/grifting taxation dollars, that may not even be enough...

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