Wealth taxes on billionaires and  min. wages: ‘They should pay their fair share,’ advocate says

Wealth taxes on billionaires and $30 min. wages: ‘They should pay their fair share,’ advocate says

There are an estimated 938 billionaires within the United States. To put that into context, that’s about two full Boeing 747s (every one holds 416 passengers). Or, that’s about half of the 1,763 seats within the Broadway Theatre, the place now you can catch The Great Gatsby. It’s additionally the common measurement of the U.S….

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Property taxes, driven by TIF districts and school funds, outpace inflation and wages: county treasurer study

Property taxes, driven by TIF districts and school funds, outpace inflation and wages: county treasurer study

Property taxes outpaced inflation and grew “well above wage growth” over the past 30 years, capturing up almost 182%, in response to a new report from the Cook County Treasurer’s workplace. The county’s property tax levy has elevated from $6.8 billion in 1995 to $19.2 billion in 2024, or twice the speed of inflation, in…

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