“ I’m not any more altruistic than the next guy.
I’m just greedy for a different kind of country. ”
Morris Pearl, Chair, Patriotic Millionaires
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What You Need to Know About Kamala Harris’ Record on Taxes
The past month will go down as one of the most dramatic four-week periods in American history. This past Sunday, after several weeks of speculation, President Biden announced that he would step…
The Economist is Wrong About Unrealized Capital Gains
I have been a subscriber to and reader of The Economist for almost 20 years. I have appreciated their balanced and intelligent coverage of world events, with a perspective of…
Project 2025 Will Be a Tax Nightmare
Republicans have done a lot of damage to the American tax code over the years by giving massive and harmful cuts to the wealthy and corporations. But if they win…
Corporate Tax Cuts Help No One But The Wealthy
We’ve known for a while that next to none of the spoils from the 2017 Trump tax bill’s infamous corporate tax cut trickled down to workers. But now, thanks to…
Happy 4th of July!
Happy 4th of July! We hope that you and those close to you can spend time today celebrating America’s 248th birthday and everything that makes our country so special. We here at…
Thoughts on the Supreme Court’s Starbucks ruling
The “Memphis Seven” are seven people who worked at a Starbucks cafe in Memphis, Tennessee. For some time, they had been organizing fellow Starbucks workers in their state, telling them…
We Need A Coordinated Minimum Tax on Billionaires
We’ve known for a while now that our desire for lawmakers around the world to raise taxes on wealthy people like us isn’t fringe. But now, we officially have the…
Happy Juneteenth!
Happy Juneteenth! Today marks the third year that the United States has celebrated Juneteenth – which commemorates the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Galveston, Texas at the end of the…
Seven Movie Oligarchs We Love to Hate
With summer finally here and some great blockbusters gracing your local cinemas, it seemed like the perfect time to let our hair down and do a Closer Look on something…
What is Democracy Worth to Billionaires?
We’ve always wondered how much billionaires would be willing to pay for American democracy, and now we have the answer: $4.6 trillion. Last Thursday, Donald Trump became the first former…
What’s behind America’s “vibecession”?
It’s the biggest political head-scratcher of the season: President Biden has gotten a lot of questions right on traditional economic tests, but voters refuse to give him passing marks. By…
Political Power Cannot be a Family Heirloom
Family businesses – from restaurants to hardware stores to plumbing companies to hair salons – make up the beating heart of America. But when the “family business” is wielding unfathomable…
All Roads Lead to Raleigh, Part II
Last week, our Closer Look explained how North Carolina found its way into the center of the political universe. Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump are campaigning hard in the state…
All Roads Lead to Raleigh, Part I
If you weren’t paying close attention, you might have missed that North Carolina has quietly become the center of the political universe. While simultaneous international crises in Ukraine and Gaza…
Happy May Day!
The United States may not officially recognize International Workers’ Day – more commonly referred to as May Day – but the Patriotic Millionaires will never skip an opportunity to celebrate…