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Billionaires
The Working Class Lost the $2 Billion Powerball Lottery
The lottery is effectively a regressive tax that often replaces state funding for education with ticket revenue.
The Largest Political Donation in US History Took Place in the 2022 Midterms
50 political donors alone injected $1.1 billion into political races during this election season.
465 Billionaires Have Pumped an Eye-Popping $881 Million Into the Midterms
This is a whopping 27 times more than what billionaires contributed to elections before “Citizens United.”
A Wealth Tax on the 0.25 Percent Could Fund Biden’s Entire Student Debt Plan
A modest 2 percent wealth tax on households with over $30 million in wealth could have raised over $400 billion in 2022.
Trump Erased Millions of Possible PPP Fraud Flags in Last Days in Office
Officials cleared nearly all potential fraud flags given to loans above $2 million just days before Trump left office.
CEO Pay Has Grown by 1,460 Percent Since 1978, as Workers’ Wages Stagnate
Worker pay has only grown by 18 percent over the same period.
“Billionaires Cannot Have It All” – Sanders Calls for Redistribution of Wealth
“You want to restore democracy? Have a government that works for ordinary people,” he said.
Leak Reveals Billionaire Donor Advising GOP to Spread Lies on Dem Tax Policies
The megadonor suggested running ads warning, “They're coming after you if you're a waiter, if you're a bartender....”
Sanders Calls for Rent Control, Castigates Corporate “Vultures” in Fiery Speech
At a labor rally in Boston, Sanders said a strong labor movement is the public’s best bet to fight corporate power.
Sanders: “It Is Absolutely Imperative” for Progressives to Not Back Down
“The overall struggle that we are engaged in is not complicated. It is to struggle for justice in the deepest sense.”