t’s
outrageous: Elon Musk paid a tax rate of about 3% while a rice trader in
Uganda paid 40%. Inequality is literally killing us -- and it's time for leaders
to take action. President Biden has just announced a plan to tax billionaires --
and G20 leaders could take it global! Add your name to the call for the
mega-rich to pay what they owe. Once it’s massive, we’ll deliver our voices
to leaders ahead of the G20 summit. Dear friends, In the past few
years, the richest 1% of the world have acquired nearly twice as much money
as the bottom 99%.While Elon Musk paid a true tax rate of about 3% for years, a
rice trader in Uganda paid 40%. She makes US$80 each month -- and Musk is worth
US$180 BILLION.There is one clear way to help address this gap -- we must Tax
the Rich. And now is our chance. US President Biden just called for a historic
tax on billionaires, and with enough public pressure, he could champion the idea
at an upcoming meeting of world leaders.A wealth tax of up to 5% on the
ultra-rich could raise enough money to lift 2 billion people out of
poverty! Let’s gather one million voices demanding G20 governments tax the
rich now -- add your name, and Avaaz will deliver our call ahead of the summit,
where world leaders can’t miss it!
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It’s
outrageous: Elon Musk paid a tax rate of
about 3% while a rice
trader in Uganda paid 40%. Inequality
is literally killing us -- and it's time for
leaders to take action. President Biden
has just announced a plan to tax
billionaires -- and G20 leaders could
take it global! Add your name to the call for
the mega-rich to pay what they
owe. Once it’s massive, we’ll
deliver our voices to leaders ahead of the G20
summit. |
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In
the past few years, the richest 1%
of the world have acquired nearly twice as much
money as the bottom 99%.
While
Elon Musk paid a true tax rate
of about 3% for years, a rice trader in Uganda
paid 40%. She makes US$80 each month --
and Musk is worth US$180 BILLION.
There
is one clear way to help address this gap --
we must Tax the Rich. And now is our
chance. US President Biden just called
for a historic tax on billionaires, and with
enough public pressure, he could champion the
idea at an upcoming meeting of world
leaders.
A wealth tax of up to 5%
on the ultra-rich could raise enough money to
lift 2 billion people out of
poverty! Let’s gather one million
voices demanding G20 governments tax the rich
now -- add your name, and Avaaz will deliver our
call ahead of the summit, where world leaders
can’t miss it!
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There’s
a major flaw at the heart of tax systems around
the world -- they tax our income but not the
whole wealth of the mega-millionaires and
billionaires (their investments, stocks,
yachts!!). But a wealth tax would force
billionaires to pay what they really
owe.
In 2021, 137 countries
agreed to a new global corporate tax that was
unthinkable even a few years ago -- but much
more is needed, and a billionaire wealth tax is
the next step.
Spain recently
adopted a wealth tax to help people with lower
incomes, and President Biden just
proposed to tax the wealth of the richest
Americans! Now all our governments need to get
behind taxing the rich -- and a global movement
like Avaaz can help make this happen.
G20
countries could agree to this game-changing
solution at an upcoming summit -- if they see
massive public support for it. Add your
name to this growing call, and the Avaaz team
will make sure key leaders at the G20 summit
hear us. |
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We
will never stop fighting for the world that most
humans aspire to, even if it means daring to
face the most powerful. Together, we have
challenged the biggest pharmaceutical and tech
companies and braved Monsanto. Now we can
overcome the influence of the
ultra-rich.
With hope and
determination,
Laura, Nell, Antonia,
Luis, Alice, Lily, Muriel, Marta, Mélanie,
Lilian, Ana Paula and the entire Avaaz
team
*We use the term “true
tax rate” as coined and calculated by ProPublica
(2021) to refer to how much is paid in taxes
annually in comparison to the estimated growth
in wealth during that year. Elon Musk’s true tax
rate, based on IRS leaked data, was 3.27% on
average between 2014 and 2018.
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