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America's richest 10% are responsible for 40% of its planet-heating pollution, new report finds (www.cnn.com)

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America’s wealthiest people are also some of the world’s biggest polluters – not only because of their massive homes and private jets, but because of the fossil fuels generated by the companies they invest their money in.

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[-] Veraxus@kbin.social 48 points 1 year ago

We need a 95% tax bracket for anyone that makes more than a few million/year.

[-] Valmond@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago

And a wealth tax for people having more value than like 10 millions (or less actually).

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