Tax The Rich

European Citizens’ Initiative We want a European wealth tax to finance the social and climate transition and help countries hit by climate change.

  • алсааас [she/they]
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    74 months ago

    Our Supporters "Millionaires for the planet

    Our Goal is a 1% tax on ppl like us

    wtf is this shit. This is self-serving greenwashing to protect them from any serious action

    • piefedderatedd
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      64 months ago

      The petition is about getting enough signatures for the EU. France and Germany have already enough votes.
      If the petition succeeds this could bring in a lot of money that is otherwise not used for the public.
      Please sign for our climate and our future.

      • @[email protected]
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        34 months ago

        An EU initative needs 1million sigantures and to meet a threshhold in seven countries to be passed. So if you are French or German, it is still worth signing it, to meet the 1million mark.

    • @[email protected]
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      64 months ago

      It is a European Citizens’ Initiative, which enables EU citizens to promose laws to the EU Commission directly. The idea is of a wealth tax for the richest 1% to finance climate action. Given they are activly lobbying the EU for it, it is hardly greenwashing.

  • piefedderatedd
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    34 months ago

    For US citizens there is another petition which you can sign : https://www.oxfamamerica.org/take-action/action-alert-tax-the-rich/

    American billionaires are 33% richer than they were at the start of the pandemic, all while inequality has worsened and inflation has soared. Billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos pay a “true tax rate" of just 3% or less while working people around the globe pay far more.

    Enough is enough. It’s time for the ultra-rich to pay their fair share of taxes.

    Just a modest tax of up to 5 percent on the world’s richest individuals could bring in $1.7 trillion in a year, enough to lift 2 billion people out of poverty.

    Sign your name and demand that President Biden, Congress, and world leaders address the inequality crisis globally and here at home by making multi-millionaires and billionaires pay their fair share of taxes.