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This week is mainly devoted to listener questions and feedback. First, Ralph answers some of the questions you have submitted over the past few weeks. Then we invite back last week's guest, Erica Payne, of Patriotic Millionaires, to respond to your very thoughtful comments on the interview we did with that group's plan for preserving democracy by taxing the rich. Plus, Ralph highlights the outrages of the Trump/Musk assault on government programs that help ordinary people.Erica Payne is the founder and president of Patriotic Millionaires, an organization of high-net-worth individuals that aims to restructure America's political economy to suit the needs of all Americans. Their work includes advocating for a highly progressive tax system, a livable minimum wage, and equal political representation for all citizens. She is the co-author, with Morris Pearl, of Tax the Rich: How Lies, Loopholes and Lobbyists Make the Rich Even Richer.The real reason for taxation is democracy protection.Erica PayneI think the question is not: do we need to fix the estate tax? The question is: what is the best, most defensible mechanism through which you can tax the transfer of wealth from one generation to the other in order to protect American democracy from dynastic wealth—that is sufficient that you find five generations from now Elon Musk's kid isn't spending as much money on these elections as their great great great great great granddaddy is.Erica PayneAusterity applied at a federal level to a society that is in distress does the exact opposite of what the proponents of austerity are saying it should do. The tightening of the belt actually cuts off the circulation of the society.Erica PayneNews 5/9/251. While the Catholic clergy convene in Rome for the Papal Conclave, Pope Francis graces the world with one final gift. Vatican News reports, “His popemobile, the very vehicle from which he waved and was close to millions of faithful all around the world, is being transformed into a mobile health unit for the children of Gaza.” This article states this was Francis' “final wish,” and quotes his refrain that “Children are not numbers. They are faces. Names. Stories. And each one is sacred.” The vehicle is reportedly being outfitted with equipment for “diagnosis, examination, and treatment – including rapid tests for infections, diagnostic instruments, vaccines, suture kits, and other life-saving supplies,” and it will be staffed by doctors and medics. Yet, given Israel's track record for the destruction of medical facilities in Gaza, it is unclear how long this mobile health unit itself will survive.2. In more distressing news from Gaza, CNN reports that “A Gaza-bound activist aid ship [part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition] caught fire and issued an SOS, after what its organizers claimed was an Israeli drone attack off the coast of Malta…[on] Friday.” Per CNN, the ship was due to make port in Malta and pick up “a large contingent of activists” there before departing for Gaza. These included environmental activist Greta Thunberg and retired US Army Colonel Mary Ann Wright. Thunberg said this flotilla “is one of many attempts to open up a humanitarian corridor and…[try] to break Israel's illegal siege on Gaza,” adding “for two months now, not a single bottle of water has entered Gaza…it's a systematic starvation of 2 million people.” The United Nations World Food Programme said this week “its warehouses are…empty; soup kitchens that are still running are severely rationing their last stocks; and what little food remains in Gaza's markets is being sold for exorbitant prices that most cannot afford.”3. Pro-Palestine activists scored a major victory in Michigan this week. The Guardian reports, “Michigan's attorney general, Dana Nessel, announced on Monday that she was dropping all charges against seven pro-[Palestine] demonstrators arrested last May at a University of Michigan encampment.” As this report notes, “The announcement came just moments before the judge was to decide on a defense motion to disqualify Nessel's office over alleged bias.” The Guardian itself published a major report “detailing Nessel's extensive personal, financial and political connections to university regents calling for the activists to be prosecuted,” last October. Defense attorney Amir Makled is quoted saying “This was a case of selective prosecution…rooted in bias, not in public safety issues…We're hoping this sends a message to other institutions locally and nationally that protest is not a crime, and dissent is not disorder.”4. In another legal victory, Prem Thakker reported on May 6th that “A federal court has [denied] the Trump administration's attempt to move Mahmoud Khalil's case…out of New Jersey.” The government attempted to move the venue to Louisiana, where they have Khalil detained. A press release by the ACLU, their New York and New Jersey affiliates, and the Center for Constitutional Rights states, “It is the fundamental job of the judiciary to stand up to…government manipulation of our basic rights. We hope the court's order sends a strong message to other courts around the country facing government attempts to shop for favorable jurisdictions by moving people detained on unconstitutional immigration charges around and making it difficult or impossible for their lawyers to know where to seek their immediate release.”5. Trump has released his budget for Fiscal Year 2026. This budget cuts nondefense spending by 23%, per Reuters, while allocating 75% of discretionary spending to military and police, per Stephen Semler of the Cost of War Project. This includes a 13% increase in military spending that tips the Pentagon budget over $1 trillion for the first time. So much for increasing government efficiency.6. At the same time, this country's infrastructure and transportation safety agencies continue to crumble. Just this week, NPR reported “Hundreds of flight delays and cancellations…[hit]… Newark Liberty International Airport at once: [due to] air traffic controller staffing shortages, aging technology, bad weather and the closure of one of the airport's busiest runways.” The air traffic controller staffing shortages, a chronic issue, has been compounded in recent months by the mass layoffs initiated by the Trump administration. NBC News reports that one air traffic controller handling Newark airspace said, “Don't fly into Newark. Avoid Newark at all costs.”7. It might be nice to have competent, energetic leadership among the Democrats on the House Oversight Committee right about now. Unfortunately, the party opted to install 75-year-old, cancer-ridden Gerry Connolly to serve as Ranking Member on that committee instead of AOC. Now, Axios reports Connolly is stepping down from this position after just four months and will not seek reelection to his seat in Congress, citing his declining health. AOC, once-bitten, has opted not to seek the position a second time, the Hill reports. Instead, the top contenders emerging to fill Conolly's seat are Stephen Lynch, a 70-year-old Congressman who won his seat in 2001 and is currently filling Conolly's role on an interim basis, and Eleanor Holmes-Norton, the non-voting delegate representing Washington D.C. Norton is the most senior Democrat on the committee at 87-years-old, having assumed office in 1991.8. Another ghost is coming back to haunt the Democrats: former Senator Bob Menendez. The New Jersey Globe reports, “The New Jersey Attorney General's office will seek a court order to permanently bar…Menendez from ever holding public employment in the state following his conviction on federal corruption charges last year.” Critically if a Superior Court judge approves the action, Menendez could lose his state pension. Menendez still draws over $1,000 per month from his New Jersey public employee pension, even after being sentenced to 11 years in prison for corruption last July. More recently, Menendez has sought to cozy up to Trump in an effort to obtain a pardon. So far, no dice.9. In some positive news, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum continues an unbelievable run. Back in April, KJZZ reported that Mexico will invest nearly $3 billion in “food sovereignty,” to “produce more staples like corn, beans and rice in Mexico over the next five years.” This money will be directed at small and medium sized farms in Mexico and is intended to anchor both the rural economy and the nation's food supply amidst the growing uncertainty of trade with the United States vis a vis Trump's erratic trade policy. Then, after May Day, Labor Minister Marath Bolaños said that “before the end of President Claudia Sheinbaum's term…the government would gradually install a…40-hour workweek,” Mexico News Daily reports. The standard workweek in Mexico currently sits at 48 hours. As this report notes, the 40-hour workweek is Number 60 on Sheinbaum's list of 100 promises. Americans can only dream of having a government that even makes that many promises, let alone keeps them. Perhaps the most impressive of Sheinbaum's recent actions however is her recent rejection of Trump's attempt to strongarm her into allowing American troops to enter Mexico. Democracy Now! reports Sheinbaum told the American president, “The territory is sacrosanct. Sovereignty is sacrosanct. Sovereignty is not for sale.”10. Finally, on the other end of the presidential spectrum, there's Trump furiously posting on Truth Social about the “Movie Industry in America…DYING a very fast death,” deeming that this is “a concerted effort by other Nations and, therefore, a National Security threat,” and threatening a “100% Tariff on any and all Movies coming into our Country that are produced in Foreign Lands.” Obviously, this screed is basically nonsensical and it remains to be seen what will actually come of this threat, but what is notable is the response from organized labor. The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) issued a statement threading the needle between supporting Trump's effort to “return and maintain U.S. film and television jobs, while not…harming the industry overall.” On the other hand, the Teamsters – led by Sean O'Brien who has tied himself to Trump more and more since he spoke at the 2024 RNC – issued a statement “thank[ing] President Trump for boldly supporting good union jobs when others have turned their heads.” Would such a policy truly revitalize the workforce of the American entertainment industry? We'll have to wait for the sequel to find out.This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

Ralph welcomes back Erica Payne, founder of Patriotic Millionaires, to update us on that group's latest efforts to save American democracy by lobbying to raise wages for workers and tax the rich. Plus, according to our resident constitutional expert, Bruce Fein, the count of Trump's impeachable offenses is now up to twenty-two and rising faster than a Space X rocket.Erica Payne is the founder and president of Patriotic Millionaires, an organization of high-net-worth individuals that aims to restructure America's political economy to suit the needs of all Americans. Their work includes advocating for a highly progressive tax system, a livable minimum wage, and equal political representation for all citizens. She is the co-author, with Morris Pearl, of Tax the Rich: How Lies, Loopholes and Lobbyists Make the Rich Even Richer.What we saw on January 20th, I believe, was the result of a global oligarchical coup who just took the Queen on the chessboard. When you've got three people whose combined worth is around a trillion dollars standing behind who is an unethical at least, criminal at worst billionaire president, Houston, we have a problem here. And the problem is not actually Donald Trump. The problem is the preconditions that led to the rise of a vulnerability to an authoritarian leader and an oligarchy. And that vulnerability was brought about by the actions of both parties over decades.Erica PayneIf you ran a business, Ralph, would you ever fire your accounts receivable department? No. It would be the last department you would cut. So then it says he's either stupid because that's what he's cutting, which I think is probably inaccurate. So if he's not stupid, then why is he doing it? And he's doing it for the same reason that lawmakers have hacked at the IRS budget forever—they don't want their donors to get taxed. They don't want their donors to be audited. And so they cut the cops. So all these folks who are griping about black Americans calling to defund the police are actually defunding the police that is keeping them in line and keeping them honest.Erica PayneAt a divided moment in America, I think we can agree that the federal government shouldn't tax people into poverty, and (to the extent necessary) rich people should pick up the difference.Erica PayneBruce Fein is a Constitutional scholar and an expert on international law. Mr. Fein was Associate Deputy Attorney General under Ronald Reagan and he is the author of Constitutional Peril: The Life and Death Struggle for Our Constitution and Democracy, and American Empire: Before the Fall.I start out with the fundamental idea of due process—you simply cannot deprive someone of liberty without giving them an opportunity to explain or to refute what allegations the government has made. And the reason why I start out with that, Ralph, is we've had an experiment in World War II with what happens when you have no due process. We did that with 120,000 Japanese Americans. No, we just said that they're all likely to commit espionage or sabotage, got to put them in concentration camps. We made 120,000 errors (and later apologized for it in 1988). So there's a reason due process is not simply an academic concept. It's essential to preventing these kinds of egregious instances of injustice from happening.Bruce FeinThe Democrats and a lot of liberal economists are not keeping up with the horror show that's going on. They don't use words like cruel and vicious. They don't turn Trump's words like deranged, crazed, corrupt on him. They're still using words like authoritarian practices, or problematic, or distressing, or disconcerting, or concerning. They're not catching up with the horror show here. That's why Trump continues to have a soliloquy. The Democratic Party is now having gatherings to see how are they going to collectively deal with Trump? How does a bank deal with a bank robber? They let the bank robber rob the bank and flee with the gold while they deliberate how they're going to deal with a bank robber they see coming into the bank?Ralph NaderNews 5/2/251. At the eleventh hour, Representative Jim Jordan – Chair of the House Judiciary Committee – pulled his measure to strip the Federal Trade Commission of its antitrust enforcement powers and consolidate those within the Justice Department, Reuters reports. “The House panel…had included the proposal in its budget package on Monday. During a hearing on the package…the committee passed an amendment that would remove the measure.” Trump's FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson opposed Jordan's move and intervened with the White House. As Reuters notes, “The proposal mirrored the One Agency Act, a Republican bill that has gotten support from Elon Musk…[which] would effectively repeal the FTC's...authority to sue companies over unfair methods of competition, which the agency is using in cases against pharmacy benefit managers, Amazon…and John Deere.” In short, the FTC's antitrust powers survive today, but there is no guarantee about tomorrow.2. Yet, while avoiding the worst possible outcome on the corporate crime front, the Trump administration is still hard at work going soft on corporate crooks. Public Citizen's Rick Claypool reports “Two Wells Fargo execs had their fines reduced by 90% (related to the bank's accounting scandal) by Trump's [Office of the Comptroller of the Currency].” Claypool links to a piece in Radical Compliance, which explains that “David Julian, former chief auditor at Wells Fargo, saw his fines cut from $7 million to $100,000 [and] Paul McLinko, executive audit director, had his fines cut from $1.5 million to $50,000.” Both Julian and McLinko were part of the senior leadership team at Wells Fargo in the 2010s, when regulators “charged the bank with turning a blind eye to employees opening bank accounts without customer consent to hit sales quotas. That misconduct eventually led to a $3 billion settlement with Wells Fargo in 2020.”3. Lest you think the Democrats are in danger of seriously opposing Trump's policies, the Bulwark reports that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is putting the kibosh on the recent spate of Democrats' trips to El Salvador exposing the reality of the CECOT deportation scheme. This report alleges that “Cory Booker and the Hispanic Caucus were planning on going [to El Salvador],” but are no longer. Perhaps worse, Jeffries is not giving clear marching orders to the party rank and file. One Democrat is quoted saying “As a member of a party you need to be disciplined…They say, ‘Get on a plane,' ‘Don't get on a plane'—that's what you do. Nine out ten times you do what they ask. But you can't take that approach if you're not having regular communications… You have to be clear in messaging what the plan is and you have to do that regularly if you want to keep people in line.” This is just another example of Jeffries' weak and indecisive leadership of the caucus.4. Advocates are having more luck resisting the administration's overreach in court. On Wednesday, Mohsen Mahdawi – the Columbia student faced with deportation after being lured into an ICE trap with the false promise of a citizenship test – was freed by a federal judge, POLITICO reports. After the judge ordered his release, Mahdawi told the press “I am saying it clear and loud…To President Trump and his Cabinet: I am not afraid of you.” Mahdawi's ordeal is not over, but he will remain free while his case winds its way through the courts and a previous order blocked the administration from changing venues, meaning the case will proceed in the relatively liberal Second Circuit.5. Mahmoud Khalil also scored a major legal victory this week. The Huffington Post reports that the ICE agents sent to arrest Khalil did not, contrary to their false claims in court, have an arrest warrant. Amy Greer, a lawyer for Khalil, is quoted saying “Today, we now know why [the government] never showed Mahmoud [a] warrant — they didn't have one. This is clearly yet another desperate attempt by the Trump administration to justify its unlawful arrest and detention of human rights defender Mahmoud Khalil, who is now, by the government's own tacit admission, a political prisoner of the United States.” The ACLU, also defending Khalil, has now moved for this case to be dismissed.6. Despite these victories though, the repression of anything pro-Palestine continues. At Yale, Prem Thakker reports hundreds of students protested in advance of a speech by Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israel's radical National Security Minister who has previously been arrested many times for inciting racism and supporting pro-Jewish terrorism in Israel itself. Yet the university responded by “stripp[ing] the school's Students for Justice in Palestine Chapter…of its status as an official student group.” If students cannot even protest Ben-Gvir, what will the colleges regard as legitimate protest of Israel?7. In Yemen, Ryan Grim reports on CounterPoints that the Trump administration has been targeting strikes against the Houthis using data gleaned from amateur Open-Source Intelligence or OSINT accounts on X, formerly Twitter. Unsurprisingly, these are completely inaccurate and have led to disastrous strikes on civilians' homes, incorrectly identifying them as “Houthi bases.” One of these accounts is based in Houston, Texas, and another as far away as the Netherlands.8. According to a new World Bank report, Mexico reduced poverty more than any other Latin American country between 2018 and 2023. Not coincidentally, this lines up almost perfectly with the AMLO years in Mexico, which saw a massive increase in the Mexican minimum wage along with other social rights and protections. These policies are now being taken forward by AMLO's successor Claudia Sheinbaum, whose popularity has now surpassed even that of her predecessor, per Bloomberg.9. In Australia, Virginia Giuffre – the most outspoken accuser of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislane Maxwell – has passed away at the age of 41, the BBC reports. Police concluded that Ms. Giuffre died by suicide and her family released a statement indicating that the “toll of abuse... became unbearable.” Yet, her death was preceded by a bizarre chain of events. On March 31st, the BBC reported that Ms. Giuffre's car collided with a school bus, sending her into renal failure with her doctors saying she had “four days to live.” The Miami Herald also reported “At the time of her death, Giuffre had been in a contentious divorce and child custody battle with her husband, Robert.” The family's statement continued “The death is being investigated by Major Crime detectives; [but] early indication is the death is not suspicious.” One can only hope more details come to light.10. Finally, in a different kind of bizarre story, embattled incumbent New York City Mayor Eric Adams – who has already given up on the Democratic primary and was running for reelection as an independent – will now appear on two new ballot lines “EndAntiSemitism” and “Safe&Affordable,” POLITICO reports. Adams has gone to great lengths to cultivate and maintain his support in the Orthodox Jewish community in New York and is seeking to highlight his strengths and undercut former Governor Andrew Cuomo. Apparently, Adams only needs to secure 3,750 signatures from voters by May 27 for each of these ballot lines, a shockingly low threshold for the largest city in America. These ballot lines will appear without spaces, coming in just under the wire for the city's 15-character limit on ballot lines.This has been Francesco DeSantis, with In Case You Haven't Heard. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

I did this interview with John Driscoll, co-author of Pay the People! Why Fair Pay is Good for Business and Great for America, earlier this week, assuming that Harris would lose the election. And let's be clear: she did lose an election that should have been eminently winnable. Driscoll spelt it out clearly in a powerful The Hill article last week about how raising the minimum wage is the key to the White House for Harris. The problem with Harris, and most of the Democratic party, is their failure to offer a coherent and politically sellable economic alternative to Trumpism. John Driscoll and his group of successful business leaders at Patriotic Millionaires offer that alternative. It's not socialism, but it is an undisguised and unapologetic attempt to recognize the economic predicament of the American working class and to resurrect the American Dream by leveling the playing field. That's the way to defeat Trumpism. Not by smiling inanely and saying nothing.John Driscoll chairs the Waystar Corporation and is a senior advisor at Walgreens Boots Alliance. Previously, he was CEO at CareCentrix, president of Castlight, group president at Medco, and SVP at Oxford Health Plans. John also served as a captain in the U.S. Army Reserve and is a longtime board member of the Alliance for Hunger and The Patriotic Millionaires. The co-author, with Morris Pearl, of Pay the People! (The New Press), he lives in Stamford, Connecticut.Named as one of the "100 most connected men" by GQ magazine, Andrew Keen is amongst the world's best known broadcasters and commentators. In addition to presenting KEEN ON, he is the host of the long-running How To Fix Democracy show. He is also the author of four prescient books about digital technology: CULT OF THE AMATEUR, DIGITAL VERTIGO, THE INTERNET IS NOT THE ANSWER and HOW TO FIX THE FUTURE. Andrew lives in San Francisco, is married to Cassandra Knight, Google's VP of Litigation & Discovery, and has two grown children.Keen On is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit keenon.substack.com/subscribe

A cura di Michele Migone. Gli Usa, le elezioni e la questione economica, le diseguaglianze sociali. Intervista a Morris Pearl, fondatore e portavoce dei Patriotic Millionaires, il movimento di super ricchi che vogliono essere tassati di più e a Fernando Fasce, americanista dell'Università di Genova. Lo Ius Scholae, la cittadinanza, la Destra fa le barricate, ma ora c'è una possibilità: il referendum. Ne abbiamo parlato con Presalba Lala e con Noura Ghazoui dell'associazione Congi, giovani stranieri e con Salvatore Vassallo dell'Istituto Cattaneo di Bologna.

Earl is joined by Morris Pearl from the Patriotic Millionaires on the first Mo-Town Monday since the end of the DNC in Chicago. They discuss VP Kamala Harris's vision for the economy and the deterioration of the middle class. The Earl Ingram Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 8-10 am across the state. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook and X to keep up with Earl and the show!

Will he stand in November, or won't he? US president Joe Biden under even greater pressure to step back amid fears about his mental and physical fitness. We hear from Morris Pearl, Chairman of the Patriotic Millionaires group. Also, we hear from the trade union movement in South Korea on the indefinite strike hitting Samsung. And with two major football finals on the horizon, we look at how demand for classic shirts has taken off.

Patriotic Millionaires is a group of high-net-worth Americans who are committed to making all Americans, including themselves, better off by building a more prosperous, stable, and inclusive nation. The group focuses on promoting public policy solutions that encourage political equality, guarantee a sustaining wage for working Americans, and ensure that millionaires, billionaires, and corporations pay their fair share of taxes. Listen to our conversation with Morris Pearl, former managing director of the investment firm BlackRock, who serves as the chair of Patriotic Millionaires.

Sandy Williams joins Earl a day early for a deep dive on the Heritage Foundation's Project 2025. First, however, Earl and Sandy are joined by Morris Pearl from the Patriotic Millionaires about money in politics. After the conversation with Morris, they give an overview on the scarier aspects of Project 2025. The Earl Ingram Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 8-10 am across the state. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook and X to keep up with Earl and the show!

Earl kicks off the Mo-Town Monday joined by Morris Pearl from the Patriotic Millionaires to discuss the wealth disparity in our country and how things like campaign finance reform and a wealth tax could begin to remedy it. Then, Earl talks about rhetoric of Donald Trump and the danger his most fervent supporters represent. The Earl Ingram Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 8-10 am across the state. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook and X to keep up with Earl and the show!

To kick off the week, Earl is joined by Morris Pearl, chair of the Patriotic Millionaires, to discuss the flaws in our tax system and how wealthy people are able to leverage this to make themselves even more money. Then, Earl discusses cellphones in schools and the damage they do to the education of our children. The Earl Ingram Show is a part of the Civic Media radio network and airs Monday through Friday from 8-10 am across the state. Subscribe to the podcast to be sure not to miss out on a single episode! To learn more about the show and all of the programming across the Civic Media network, head over to https://civicmedia.us/shows to see the entire broadcast line up. Follow the show on Facebook and X to keep up with Earl and the show!

Trong bối cảnh nhiều nhân vật nổi tiếng, doanh nhân vướng vào các bê bối trốn thuế, những năm gần đây, nhóm triệu phú Hoa Kỳ “Patriotic Millionaires” đã khiến truyền thông chú ý khi đưa ra lời kêu gọi : “Tôi giàu có, hãy đánh thuế tôi” ! và “Đánh thuế mạnh tay hơn” những người giàu có nhất hành tinh. Được thành lập vào năm 2010, tổ chức Patriotic Millionnaires quy tụ hơn 200 thành viên là các triệu phú, hoặc các nhà đầu tư, chủ doanh nghiệp trong các lĩnh vực khác nhau, trong đó có Abigail Disney, một trong những người thừa kế của tập đoàn Disney. Họ tự nhận mình là những người giàu có “cảm thấy xấu hổ” vì quá giàu, với thu nhập hàng năm trên 1 triệu đô la, hoặc có khối tài sản trị giá hơn 5 triệu đô la. Họ lên án hệ thống thuế khoá ở Hoa Kỳ làm gia tăng tình trạng bất bình đẳng và nêu ra vấn đề : “Làm thế nào mà mức thuế trung bình của một người Mỹ phải trả, tương ứng với thu nhập, lại cao hơn cả thuế mà những người giàu nhất phải đóng ?” Trang điều tra Pro Publica của Hoa Kỳ, vào năm 2021, tiết lộ rằng 25 người giàu nhất nước Mỹ không khai thuế bất cứ khoản thu nhập nào và phần lớn chi tiêu của họ là do các doanh nghiệp trả, hoặc từ các khoản vay.  “Tôi giàu có, hãy đánh thuế tôi !”Tại phiên điều trần của Ủy ban Tài Chính Thượng Viện Hoa Kỳ hôm 09/11, các nhà nghị sĩ Hoa Kỳ muốn đánh vào chiến lược “Buy, Borrow, Die” mà các nhà triệu phú, tỷ phú sử dụng để tránh bị đánh thuế vào tài sản của họ. “Buy” tức là đi mua, đầu tư vào chứng khoán, bất động sản,... để tăng giá trị tài sản của mình. “Borrow” tức là đi vay ngân hàng với lãi suất tương đối thấp, để chi trả cho cuộc sống của họ, khấu trừ lãi vay vào thu nhập của mình. Đến khi họ chết, tài sản khổng lồ của họ được chuyển cho gia đình và như vậy có thể tránh thuế.  Có mặt tại cuộc họp của Ủy ban, chủ tịch câu lạc bộ triệu phú Mỹ Patriotic Millionaires, Morris Pearl, một lần nữa đưa ra lời kêu gọi đến các nhà lập pháp Hoa Kỳ : “Tôi giàu có, hãy đánh thuế tôi !” Ông cho biết : “Tôi kiếm tiền nhờ vào việc xem những con số trên bản báo cáo tài chính tăng lên và tôi có thể quyết định rằng có đóng thuế cho thu nhập đó hay không. Chúng tôi không phải chịu thuế vốn cho đến thời điểm bán đi, điều đó có nghĩa là, với những người như tôi, đóng thuế hay không là một lựa chọn. Chúng tôi có thể vay với lãi suất thấp để trả các chi phí sinh hoạt xa xỉ, như vậy có nghĩa là không tạo ra lợi nhuận từ vốn, và do đó không phải đóng thuế. Khi chúng tôi chết, chúng tôi có thể chuyển tài sản cho người thừa kế và họ có thể được miễn thuế. Những người giàu không cần phải trả thuế cho bất kỳ khoản thu nhập nào.”  Từng là giảng viên tại đại học McGill ở Montréal, Canada, cô Claire Trottier thừa hưởng khối tài sản khổng lồ từ cha cô, người đã trở thành tỷ phú trong lĩnh vực công nghệ cao. Hiện đã nghỉ việc để dành thời gian cho Quỹ gia đình Trottier, trả lời Radio France, cô cho biết “lương giáo viên của tôi bị đánh thuế nhiều hơn là bây giờ khi cô nhận được cổ tức từ tổ chức của gia đình. Điều này là không bình thường !”Claire Trottier là một trong những thành viên của Patriotic Millionaires và cũng là một trong số 300 triệu phú đã ký vào bức thư gửi tới các lãnh đạo của G20, kêu gọi thiết lập một hệ thống đánh thuế vào tài sản, nhân hội nghị thượng đỉnh của nhóm này tại Ấn Độ hồi tháng 9/2023. Trả lời đài phát thanh France Inter, cô thừa nhận rằng “đúng là hiếm khi một người giàu lên tiếng về bình đẳng thu nhập, kêu gọi đánh thuế vào tài sản khi chính bản thân mình cũng là người giàu”. Tuy nhiên cô khẳng định : “Cũng như tất cả mọi người, tôi nhận thấy rằng những bất bình đẳng trong xã hội chúng ta ngày càng gia tăng và đó là điều không thể chấp nhận được. Chúng ta cần phải hành động !”Để truyền đi thông điệp của mình, những nhà triệu phú này đã gửi đi nhiều đơn khiếu nại, thư đến các chính phủ, đến Diễn đàn Kinh tế Davos, hay tiến hành các hoạt động nhằm thu hút sự chú ý của truyền thông. Ví dụ, vào năm 2021, CLB Patriotic Millionnaires đã cho một chiếc xe tải chạy khắp Washington, với khẩu hiệu “Hãy đánh thuế tôi nếu bạn có thể”, bên cạnh tỷ phú Jeff Bezos nhà sáng lập Amazon, được coi là một trong những “nhà vô địch” trong việc “tối ưu hóa khoản thuế” phải đóng.Càng nhiều tài sản lại càng ít bị đánh thuế ?Trong bài đăng trên trang CNN, Abigail Disney và Morris Pearl giải thích tại sao những triệu phú như họ lại muốn đóng thêm thuế, đồng thời kêu gọi thiết lập hệ thống đánh thuế liên bang vào tài sản : “Hiện tại, hệ thống thuế của Mỹ coi trọng tiền hơn mồ hôi. Những người làm công ăn lương phải trả thuế suất đối với thu nhập của họ cao hơn đáng kể so với các nhà đầu tư giàu có kiếm được thu nhập từ lãi vốn một cách thụ động. Điều đáng nói là thuế liên quan đến tài sản của một người qua đời được chuyển giao cho người thừa kế. Luật này được đưa ra dưới thời tổng thống Donald Trump, năm 2017, quy định chỉ đánh thuế vào các tài sản có giá trị lớn lớn 12,06 triệu đô la.. Như vậy thì Hoa Kỳ đã để lọt lưới hàng tỷ đô la.”Nhà kinh tế học Eric Pichet, giảng viên tại đại học Skedge Business School cho biết hệ thống đánh thuế ở Hoa Kỳ khá phức tạp và dễ khiến người ta nhầm lẫn, “ngay cả chính người Mỹ cũng khó có thể hiểu”. Trả lời RFI Tiếng Việt, ông Pichet cho biết : “Có 7 mức thang đánh thuế thu nhập ở Hoa Kỳ và lên đến 39,6 %, thấp hơn ở Pháp (45%), nhưng đây cũng là tỷ lệ khá cao. Ở Hoa Kỳ cũng như ở những nơi khác  càng kiếm nhiều tiền thì càng phải đóng nhiều thuế. Điều này đã rõ ràng ! Liên quan tới loại thuế áp đặt lên lợi nhuận thu được từ việc bán tài sản, nghĩa là một triệu phú bán doanh nghiệp của mình đi, thì tỷ lệ đánh thuế là từ 10 đến 20 %. Nói đơn giản là một tỷ phú bán doanh nghiệp đi, thu được cổ tức (dividendes), và khoản lợi nhuận này bị đánh thuế thấp hơn so với thuế đối với thu nhập cá nhân.”Không chỉ riêng CLB Patriotic Millionnaires, mà ngày càng có nhiều những triệu phú đòi đóng thuế nhiều hơn, tại Hoa Kỳ, Canada hay châu Âu. Ví dụ như hội Triệu phú vì Nhân loại (Millionaires for Humanity) ở Anh, Resources en mouvement ở Canada, hoặc hiệp hội Tax me now (Hãy đánh thuế tôi ngay bây giờ) ở Đức."Nỗi mặc cảm vì quá giàu" chỉ đến từ một nhóm nhỏTuy nhiên, theo Eric Pichet, nhà nghiên cứu là về thuế cá nhân, tài chính công và kinh tế học về thuế, những người giàu muốn đóng nhiều thuế hơn, trên thực tế, chỉ để thu hút truyền thông và chỉ liên quan đến một nhóm cá nhân nhỏ, và không đại diện cho đại bộ phận các triệu phú. “Những người này muốn làm nổi bật cảm giác mặc cảm của họ vì quá giàu, nhưng cần phải phân biệt rõ giữa triệu phú và tỷ phú. Tôi cho rằng đối tượng mà những triệu phú này kêu gọi đánh thuế là những tỷ phú, những người giàu hơn họ. Nếu thăm dò, tôi dám chắc là 90 % các triệu phú không có ý định trả thêm thuế. Theo tôi, về căn bản, người Mỹ khá là dị ứng với thuế, nhất là thuế liên bang. Thuế tài sản (được nói đến ở trên) là một vấn đề lớn ở Hoa Kỳ. Quy định về thuế liên bang được đưa ra vào năm 1913, sau khi sửa đổi Hiến Pháp, cho phép Nhà nước liên bang đánh thuế thu nhập cá nhân, lại nhưng không hề đề cập đến thuế tài sản”. Nhà kinh tế học Pichet, cho rằng sửa đổi luật về thuế liên quan đến tài sản là một điều khá phức tạp vì cần phải sửa Hiến Pháp.  Trên thực tế, vào đầu năm 2023, tổng thống Joe Biden đã đề xuất áp dụng mức thuế tối thiểu 20 % đối với các gia đình có tài sản vượt quá 100 triệu đô la, dựa trên thu nhập, cũng như lãi từ vốn chưa được thực hiện. Nhà Trắng giải thích rằng luật này sẽ nhắm tới những tài sản của các gia đình rất giàu, không bị đánh thuế trong nhiều thập kỷ hoặc nhiều thế hệ”, đặc biệt là nhắm đến những “siêu tỷ phú” như Elon Musk hay Jeff Bezos. Thế nhưng, đề xuất này đã nhanh chóng bị cho là bóp nghẹt từ trong trứng, khó có thể được thông qua, theo trang mạng chuyên về tài chính CNBC của Mỹ.  Hiện trên thế giới, không chỉ Hoa Kỳ mà nhiều nước khác cũng không đánh thuế vào tài sản ròng. Chỉ duy nhất 5 nước trong Tổ chức Hợp tác và phát triển Kinh tế (OCDE) vẫn duy trì thuế đối với tài sản. Tại Pháp, thuế về tài sản thì chỉ liên quan đến bất động sản. Hơn nữa, nhà kinh tế học Pichet lưu ý rằng “xu hướng hiện nay là nhiều nước đang dần loại bỏ thuế tài sản, đặc biệt là ở châu Âu từ 20 năm qua. Những nước đã áp đặt loại thuế này đang dần dần loại bỏ khỏi chính sách thuế khoá và cho đến này chỉ còn một vài nước giàu áp dụng.” Vị chuyên gia kinh tế cho rằng nếu muốn thiết lập một luật đánh thuế vào tài sản thì cần phải được nhiều nước cùng áp dụng, theo cách mà mức thuế tối thiểu toàn cầu 15 % đối với cho các doanh nghiệp được đưa ra. Trong 5, 10 năm nữa, đưa ra luật thuế tài sản tại các nước giàu là hoàn toàn không thể.Dẫu sao, ý tưởng đánh thuế mạnh vào giới nhà giàu cũng ngày càng được nhiều nhà kinh tế và chính trị gia ủng hộ, vì cho rằng điều này có thể giải quyết bất bình đẳng về thu nhập, hay các vấn đề xã hội khác. Thế nhưng, trong một bài phân tích, Eric Pichet chỉ ra những tác động đối với nền kinh tế nếu thuế tài sản được áp dụng, khiến các doanh nhân, chủ doanh nghiệp giàu có, rời khỏi nước đó, đến một “thiên đường thuế” khác.

Ralph welcomes Abigail Disney, to discuss her work trying to get her namesake's company to pay their workers a fair, livable wage as told in her documentary, “The American Dream: And Other Fairy Tales.” Plus, Erica Payne cofounder of The Patriotic Millionaires and co-author of “Tax The Rich!” returns to update us on their latest work educating ordinary Americans about how they can advocate for a fairer tax system.Abigail Disney is a social activist, philanthropist, and an Emmy-winning documentary filmmaker. She is also Chair and Co-Founder of Level Forward, an ecosystem of storytellers, entrepreneurs, and social change-makers dedicated to balancing artistic vision, social impact, and stakeholder return. She also created the nonprofit Peace is Loud, which uses storytelling to advance social movements, and the Daphne Foundation, which supports organizations working for a more equitable, fair, and peaceful New York City. She is Co-Founder of Fork Films, a nonfiction media production company, which produces original documentaries and the podcast All Ears. Her latest film, which she co-directed with Kathleen Hughes, is The American Dream and Other Fairy Tales.Heirs and heiresses have gotten into a lot of trouble down the years trying to impose their will on the world. I think that my job, if I have one, is to impose the will of the world on wealthy people instead of the other way around.Abigail DisneyWe need to reinvigorate the IRS, we need to reinvigorate OSHA, we need to reinvigorate the NLRB and the other referees that have been made anemic by the constant assault of budget cuts.Abigail DisneyIt is amazing to me that, as this far rightwing guy, [Roy Disney] would never have treated his workers in a million years the way that the CEO at the time—Bob Iger, who was toying with running for president as a Democrat—was treating them on the regular. And that was the total capture of the entire American political spectrum by an idea about work and working that was the inverse—in a relatively short period of time— of what my grandfather was doing as a matter of course.Abigail DisneyErica Payne is the founder and president of Patriotic Millionaires, an organization of high-net-worth individuals that aims to restructure America's political economy to suit the needs of all Americans. Their work includes advocating for a highly progressive tax system, a livable minimum wage, and equal political representation for all citizens. She is the co-author, with Morris Pearl, of Tax the Rich: How Lies, Loopholes and Lobbyists Make the Rich Even Richer.As far as I can tell, the billionaire class bought up the entire Republican Party and a sufficient number of Democrats that they got a stranglehold on this economy. What they basically created is a system that guarantees we become more unequal more quickly over time, they destabilize the entire country, they threaten democratic capitalism around the world…Mathematically, there's absolutely no direction this country can go in other than more unequal. And we're looking at a game of economic Jenga, where we're basically pulling money out of the bottom and the middle and putting it on the top and the whole thing's in the process of collapsing.Erica PayneIf they are talking to you about something other than money, they are stealing your money. So the next time someone is talking to you about abortion, or transgender rights, or critical race theory, or any of these other things, you can rest assured that these politicians on the back end are stealing your money.Erica PayneI'm glad you mentioned Reagan, because I think liberals and progressives underestimate the gigantic impact this cruel man with a smile had on the culture with his market fundamentalism.Ralph NaderWe are excited to announce a book giveaway featuring "Tax the Rich!: How Lies, Loopholes, and Lobbyists Make the Rich Even Richer" by Erica Payne and Morris Pearl. To participate, simply click this email link and provide your full name, address (including city, state, and zip code). Please note that the giveaway is limited to one copy per person or household. We have a total of thirty books available, which will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. Act fast to secure your copy and uncover the truths behind wealth inequality. In Case You Haven't Heard with Francesco DeStantis1. As the reinvigorated Teamsters union engages in a massive contract renegotiation with UPS, the labor group has announced they scored a major victory – elimination of 22.4, the “two-tier” system, meaning “all drivers currently classified under the 22.4 system would be reclassified immediately to Regular Package Car Drivers, placed in seniority, and have their pay adjusted to the appropriate RPCD rate.” The two-tier system has been a central issue for organized labor in recent years, and a catalyst for the proliferation of a more militant labor movement.2. For the past six years, the Department of Energy has been attempting to clean up a “highly radioactive” spill near the Columbia River in Washington State. Now, the Tri-City Herald reports that the spill is “both deeper and broader than anticipated.” The Energy Department is already quoted saying “the soil beneath the 324 Building is so radioactively hot that it would be lethal to a worker on direct contact within two minutes.”3. Amid a slew of reactionary decisions, the Supreme Court somehow made the right call in a major case. In a 5-4 decision, led by Gorsuch, the Court ruled in Mallory v. Norfolk that “Pennsylvania's law establishing personal jurisdiction over a corporation through mandatory registration does NOT violate due process,” Mark Joseph Stern reports. The full opinion is available here.4. The membership of the Screen Actors Guild have already voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike, yet union president Fran Drescher seems to be merely using that vote as leverage to demand concessions from the studios. In response, Rolling Stone reports that over 300 actors – including household names like Meryl Streep, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Quinta Brunson – sent a public letter urging against compromise with the studios in the face of major threats like AI. The letter ends by saying “For our union and its future, this is our moment. We hope that, on our behalf, you will meet that moment and not miss it.”5. A major new report by Good Jobs First found that major corporate polluters in Michigan have been exploiting an anti-pollution subsidy in the state for decades. Just since 2010, corporations like GM, Ford, and Stellantis have cheated the Michigan treasury of $2.2 billion. As the group notes, the first step to addressing this corporate welfare crisis is “A proper accounting of which communities are losing how much money.”6. The New York Times reports that, as a result of corrupt dealings within the Department of Education, New York City schoolchildren were fed chicken tenders containing pieces of metal and plastic. This serves as a sobering reminder of the real-world impacts of corporate capture and corruption.7. In Korea, embattled extreme Right-wing president Yoon Suk Yeol – who, among other dangerous proposals has sought to resurrect the country's nuclear weapons program – is seeking to crackdown on the country's unions. In response, the Korea Herald reports that the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions will hold two weeks of sustained strikes intended to drive Yoon from office. Between 400,000 and half a million workers are expected to participate.8. The “Greedflation” theory – which contends the recent spate of inflation is due to corporate profit seeking rather than a tight labor market – has won a major backer: the International Monetary Fund, or IMF. A new report on inflation in Europe published by the international finance agency found that profits account for no less than 45% of price rises since 2022. Import costs accounted for another 40%. This is a stunning finding for a group that typically does everything in its power to aid multinational capital.9. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy has announced some major wins from the recent state legislative sessions, including defending Washington State's capital gains tax and blocking a regressive package of tax cuts in Kansas. If he were dead, Grover Norquist would be rolling in his grave. Get full access to Ralph Nader Radio Hour at www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/subscribe

Chair of the group Patriotic Millionaires Morris Pearl, discusses taxation and much more. Andrew Schmookler discusses the dangers of a failed Supreme Court and how to save it. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/politicsdoneright/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/politicsdoneright/support

We chat with Morris Pearl, Chairman of the Board of Patriotic Millionaires, an organization of millionaires who, among other policy objectives, are advocating to alter the tax system so that the rich pay more in tax.

Rebuilding American manufacturing not only returns jobs to our country, but also keeps profits here in America. Instead of strengthening China, we'd be rebuilding our own nation. Interview: Chair of the Patriotic Millionaires, Morris Pearl warns that the current tax code is destabilizing the nation and promoting inequality. Also how MN Dems are advancing a bill to ban election interference by billionaires, and just how cruel is the McCarthy budget proposal?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today John gives a requiem for actor and musician Lance Reddick. Then he discusses the looming indictment of Donald Trump in New York over the Stormy Daniels hush money case. Morris Pearl of Patriotic Millionaires then joins him to talk about the banking collapse. After that - John interviews author Nathan J. Robinson about his new book “Responding to the Right”. And finally listeners call in - Rich in Indiana talks about Nazis and Mitch at Kent State chats about Trump's indictment.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's episode of "America: Changed Forever", host Jeff Pegues looks at the SVB collapse, the Memphis Police, and the border crisis. Jeff has an exclusive interview with globally renowned financial crisis expert Morris Pearl, who led investigations of the bailout of CitiBank in 2008, as well as the financial crisis in the UK, Greece, Ireland. Pearl explains how the Silicon Valley Bank collapse happened and why it never should have occurred.Washington Post reporter Robert Klemko details how lax hiring practices by the Memphis Police Department led to the hiring of five of the police officers accused of the beating of Tyre Nichols, who subsequently died from the injuries sustained in the altercation.CBS News Homeland Security and justice reporter Nicole Sganga reports on the border/migrant crisis.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today- fascinating insights into the reason we can't just de-regulate everything. Morris Pearl from the Patriotic Millionaires joins Thom, as does libertarian economist Charles Sauer for a fascinating discussion. What really was the cause of the recent spate of bank failures and how far might it go?See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Patriotic Millionaires Chair Morris Pearl said that he is tired of tax cuts for the rich being sold as help for the poor. The 2022 Omnibus bill's Secure 2.0 Act is in his crosshairs. It uses this as a pretext for making retirement accounts more flexible, but it is a giveaway to the wealthy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/politicsdoneright/support

Looking at the challenges we face, as one of the richest nations in the world, and a government who have spent billions, how are we in this position whereby so many people are choosing between heating and eating?  This was the central question that initiated today's episode as Craig Taylor (Gratitude), Juliet Davenport (Founder, Good Energy), Katy Chakrabortty (Oxfam), Morris Pearl (Patriotic Millionaires), Ryan Curtis-Johnson (The Valuable 500) and I (Purpose Made) explore:1). The Challenges of the Cost-of-Living Crisis and Austerity 2). Thoughts on the Autumn Budget and3). Solutions at hand driven by the discussion held A central take home from today's episode is we need to cultivate future-conscious thinking and behaviour, to build more hopeful visions of the future, and turn those visions into action, specifically: -       Transforming mindsets from reactionary short-termism to the long-term-       Widening our scope beyond today to tomorrow & -       Focus on the long path beyond the shortcut.I really enjoyed this one and I hope you do too. My hope is that the words spoken offer you a sense of perspective, that is honest and hopeful. But more than anything, my hope is that today's episode will inspire you to act with us. As when you see what is possible, change is inevitable. Enjoy!Time Stamp00:00:00 – 0:04:55 IntroductionsPart 1: The Challenges0:04:55 – 0:09:49 Heating vs Eating0:09:12 – 0:12:50 Housing, Energy & Direct Impacts0:12:50 – 0:14:55 Real Term Effects of The Cost-Of-Living Crisis & Austerity0:14:55 – 0:22:16 The Cycles of Austerity & Decision Making0:22:16 – 0:27:27 The IMF, Austerity & International Aid0:27:27 – 0:30:59 A Performance Review Of The British GovernmentPart 2: A Critique of the Autumn Budget And Beyond0:30:59 – 0:40:27 Autumn Budget/Statement – A Critique0:40:27 – 0:44:18 The Games Industry & Changing The Game0:44:18 – 0:48:38 The World Has Evolved & Changed0:48:38 – 0:51:45 Inclusivity Beyond Inequality 0:51:45 – 0:56:33 The Impact of Silicon Valley (Twitter, Meta & Beyond)Part 3: Solutions0:56:33 – 0:59:45 Cultivating Future-Conscious Thinking & Behaviours0:59:45 – 1:01:01 Play Mob, The United Nations & Mission1point51:01:01 – 1:06:00 Tax1:06:00 – 1:16:18 Alternatives To Austerity1:16:18 – 1:19:52 The Purple Pound1:19:52 – 1:21:39 Holistic Thinking, Collaboration, Collective Action/Accountability 1:21:39 -1:29:42 Closing Points To Inspire Change Join our tribe and lets grow together https://plus.acast.com/s/purpose-made-podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guest host Jefferson Smith wants to know what you're doing this summer to keep our Democracy alive! Patriotic Millionaires' Morris Pearl is taking it to the people to figure out why they vote against their own interests. And author and activist David Daley shares how the folks at FairVote and elsewhere are doing their part. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Last week, political leaders and elite business people gathered at the World Economic Forum's annual summit in Davos, Switzerland, to discuss solutions to problems such as climate change, the war in Ukraine and the growing global food crisis. But outside, among the usual crowds of protestors, were some unusual participants: members of the wealthy one per cent. They're part of a growing movement that is calling on governments to impose wealth taxes on the world's richest people. Today, Front Burner talks to Morris Pearl, the former managing director at the investment firm BlackRock and current chair of the group Patriotic Millionaires, about why he wants to pay much more in taxes and why it could alleviate many of society's biggest problems if more rich people wanted to do the same.

By working people. For working people. Welcome to The Rick Smith Show.Tune in every weeknight from 9-11pm EST as we break down the news of the day and what that news means for working families across the country.Call-in at 1-866-416-RICK (7425) to join the show.Did you miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work? Download the podcast at: https://www.thericksmithshow.com.The Rick Smith Show also streams live every weeknight from 9p-11p EST on YouTube & Twitch, and you can also find us on Free Speech TV. Be sure to add the FSTV channel on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, on the FSTV iOS app, or find it in the regular channel lineup on DirecTV or Dish.Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Billionaires increasingly control online shopping, access to news, and even "the world's town square" with Elon Musk's recent purchase of Twitter. Is there any other way to push back against this amassed capital--and its influence on our daily lives--then with a countervailing pushback from other capital? Morris Pearl is the chair of Patriotic Millionaires, formed in 2010 to roll back George W. Bush's tax cuts for the wealthy. Morris joins the podcast to discuss Patriotic Millionaires' continued effort to promote economic fairness, underlying their message that increasing taxes on the wealthy would both help fund society and reduce economic inequality.

By working people. For working people. Welcome to The Rick Smith Show.Tune in every weeknight from 9-11pm EST as we break down the news of the day and what that news means for working families across the country.Tonight's guests are:Call-in at 1-866-416-RICK (7425) to join the show.Did you miss part of the #RickShow on your local radio station? Want to listen at work? Download the podcast at: https://www.thericksmithshow.com.The Rick Smith Show also streams live every weeknight from 9p-11p EST on YouTube & Twitch, and you can also find us on Free Speech TV. Be sure to add the FSTV channel on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, on the FSTV iOS app, or find it in the regular channel lineup on DirecTV or Dish.Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Morris Pearl exudes expertise, awareness and wisdom. Chair of the Patriotic Millionaires and previously an MD at BlackRock (one of the largest investment firms in the world), today he shares with me, to share with you, our listeners, the amazing facts that have led to record levels of global inequality, the root cause to social unrest.Within this episode, Morris and I discussed the origins of the Patriotic Millionaires and their newest book Tax the Rich: How Lies, Loopholes, and Lobbyists Make the Rich Even Richer, whilst he also provides a rare insider's view of how the rich and powerful have rigged an economy and political system in their favour whilst everyone else are left to foot the bill. History has shown us time and time again what happens when money and power is concentrated within the hands of too few for too long. And by allowing millionaires, billionaires, and corporations to control the economy and rig it in their favour, we know doesn't turn out well for anyone, including the rich. This is an amazing conversation you're not going to want to miss!! So without further ado, please sit back, relax and we do hope you enjoy. For more information on items referenced during today's podcast, please feel free to check out the links in the description below.Links: https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/apr/03/raise-my-taxes-now-the-millionaires-who-want-to-give-it-all-awayhttps://oxfamilibrary.openrepository.com/bitstream/handle/10546/621341/bp-inequality-kills-170122-en.pdfhttps://patrioticmillionaires.orghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8ijiLqfXP0https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tax-Rich-Loopholes-Lobbyists-Richer/dp/1620976269https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2gO4DKVpa8https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/06/the-pitchforks-are-coming-for-us-plutocrats-108014/https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/231119/life-expectancy-declining-many-english-communities/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/sep/23/male-life-expectancy-uk-drops-covid-femaleshttps://www.intaxwetrust.orghttps://patrioticmillionaires.org/wp-content/uploads/Annual-Wealth-Tax-Factsheet.pdf?emci=2a97bfda-a978-ec11-94f6-c896650d4442&emdi=ea000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001&ceid=https://www.oxfam.org/en/research/inequality-killshttps://worldhappiness.report/ed/2021/ Join our tribe and lets grow together https://plus.acast.com/s/purpose-made-podcast. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

“Tax us now”, said no Indian billionaire ever! But with growing wealth inequality in the pandemic, and hundreds of the world's super rich asking to be taxed more, should wealth tax make a comeback in India? Kiran Somvanshi discusses with Morris Pearl, chair of Patriotic Millionaires, Amitabh Behra, CEO of Oxfam India and Hitesh Gajaria, partner at KPMG. Credits: NBC News,ABC News, Fortune, Wall Street Journal, The Economic Times, Lok Sabha Tv, Mirror Now, India Today, ET Now

Morris Pearl of Patriotic Millionaires joins to discuss the state of economic inequality in America, and how the unjust system is propped up by a political system that is for sale to the highest bidder. Want more #RickShow? Go to https://www.thericksmithshow.comThe Rick Smith Show streams live every weeknight from 9p-11p EST on YouTube & Twitch TV, and the show runs every night in prime time on Free Speech TV starting in January 2022. Be sure to add the FSTV channel on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, on the FSTV iOS app, or find it in the regular channel lineup on DirecTV or Dish.Radio listeners – You can find us in most major markets, including New York City on WBAI 99.5 FM, Los Angeles on KPFK 90.7 FM, Chicago on WCPT AM 820, Columbus on 98.3/92.7 FM, Minneapolis on AM950, and many others. Check your local listings.Questions or comments? Email Rick@thericksmithshow.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In "Tax the Rich!" (The New Press) Morris Pearl, the millionaire chair of the Patriotic Millionaires, and Erica Payne, the organization's founder, take readers on an insider's tour of the nation's tax code and show how the rich (and the politicians they control) structured the tax code to make themselves even richer. They explain how to un-rig the economy through the tax code to reverse America's ever-growing and dangerously destabilizing concentration of wealth and power. Morris Pearl joins us.

*December Deadline Looms for Senate Democrats to Pass Critical Voting Rights Legislation; Ben Jealous, president of People for the American Way; Producer: Scott Harris. *The US Tax Code Must be Re-Written to Compel America's Wealthiest Pay Their Fair Share; Morris Pearl, A former managing director of BlackRock, chair of the Patriotic Millionaires group; Producer: Scott Harris. *California Proposes New Rule Banning New Oil Wells Within 3,200 Feet of Homes and Schools; Matt Nelson, executive director of Presente.org; Producer: Melinda Tuhus.

Host Cyrus Webb welcomes author Morris Pearl and Erica Payne to #ConversationsLIVE to discuss their new book TAX THE RICH!. 

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October 21, 2021--Johanna talks with former BlackRock executive Morris Pearl and Patriotic Millionaires' founder Erica Payne about their book Tax the Rich! How Lies, Loopholes & Lobbyists Make the Rich Even Richer.

“Eleanor LeCain talks about how the tax code is rigged for the rich and how we can change it to create a more fair and prosperous country for all, with Morris Pearl, former Wall Street executive, author of Tax the Rich!, and chair of Patriotic Millionaires who offers a rare insider's view of how the system is rigged, and a blueprint on how we can fix it.”  

On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Gem Romuld, the Australian Director of the Nobel Prize-winning International Campaign To Abolish Nuclear Weapons. She discusses her and her organisation's reaction to the announcement of the AUKUS pact, the dangerous precedent being set by Australia's becoming the only non-nuclear armed state to have nuclear-powered submarines following the certification of AUKUS, why the alliance will only worsen tensions in the region with China, possible motivations for the creation of the alliance like the future Australian elections, France's diplomatic fallout with Australia and much more! Finally, we speak to Morris Pearl, former Managing Director at Blackrock and Chair of ‘Patriotic Millionaires'. He discusses the purpose of Patriotic Millionaires – wealthy millionaires campaigning to pay more taxes and advocating the building of a fairer tax system to ease the burden on the poor, the unsustainable inequality crisis rising in the US and Western Europe which could lead to society falling apart, the era where the United States thrived with high taxes on the rich, his criticisms of those who are against taxation and government intervention, the boom of billionaire wealth coupled with poverty for millions during the Coronavirus pandemic and much more!

Today we're with Morris Pearl. He's a rich guy. A millionaire, probably many times over. But get this, he thinks rich people like him should pay higher taxes.Why, pray tell does he think that? Why, in fact, has he even co-authored a book that calls for “lessening inequality by taxing rich people?” The book is called “Tax the Rich! How Lies, Loopholes, and Lobbyists Make the Rich Even Richer.” Who is this guy?In his book, he writes, “I plan to do everything I can to ensure we tax people like me as substantially and effectively as possible. Because I don't want to be a rich man in a poor country. It's just that simple.”Morris Pearl chairs a group called Patriotic Millionaires, a group of hundreds of high-net-worth Americans who are committed to making all Americans, including themselves, better off by building a more prosperous, stable, and inclusive nation. The group's president and founder, Erica Payne, is co-author of the book.Mr. Pearl is former managing director at BlackRock, one of the largest investment firms in the world, and he's worth a lot of money.So, take a listen.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-lean-to-the-left-podcast--4719048/support.

Today we're with Morris Pearl. He's a rich guy. A millionaire, probably many times over. But get this, he thinks rich people like him should pay higher taxes.Why, pray tell does he think that? Why, in fact, has he even co-authored a book that calls for “lessening inequality by taxing rich people?” The book is called “Tax the Rich! How Lies, Loopholes, and Lobbyists Make the Rich Even Richer.” Who is this guy?In his book, he writes, “I plan to do everything I can to ensure we tax people like me as substantially and effectively as possible. Because I don't want to be a rich man in a poor country. It's just that simple.”Morris Pearl chairs a group called Patriotic Millionaires, a group of hundreds of high-net-worth Americans who are committed to making all Americans, including themselves, better off by building a more prosperous, stable, and inclusive nation. The group's president and founder, Erica Payne, is co-author of the book.Mr. Pearl is former managing director at BlackRock, one of the largest investment firms in the world, and he's worth a lot of money.So, take a listen.

Senator Turner elevates U.S. poverty repair with author-activists, Joanne Goldblum & Colleen Shaddox. These three break down the gravity of how we're perpetuating poverty through policy, practices and pre-conceived notions about the morality of being poor…and how we can change. #HelloSomebody LINKS Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding and Ending U.S. Poverty by Joanne Goldblum and Colleen Shaddox *Foreword by Bomani Jones; SNT reads from the foreword in this episode http://brokeinamerica.net/ The National Diaper Bank Network https://nationaldiaperbanknetwork.org/ Poor People's Campaign: William Barber https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/ American Promise – restore American democracy https://americanpromise.net/ PRO-ACT, Protecting the Right to Organize Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/842 Tax the Rich! How Lies, Loopholes and Lobbyists Make the Rich Even Richer by Morris Pearl, Erica Payne & The Patriotic Millionaires  https://taxtherich.com/the-book/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Senator Turner elevates U.S. poverty repair with author-activists, Joanne Goldblum & Colleen Shaddox. These three break down the gravity of how we're perpetuating poverty through policy, practices and pre-conceived notions about the morality of being poor…and how we can change. #HelloSomebody LINKS Broke in America: Seeing, Understanding and Ending U.S. Poverty by Joanne Goldblum and Colleen Shaddox *Foreword by Bomani Jones; SNT reads from the foreword in this episode http://brokeinamerica.net/ The National Diaper Bank Network https://nationaldiaperbanknetwork.org/ Poor People's Campaign: William Barber https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/ American Promise – restore American democracy https://americanpromise.net/ PRO-ACT, Protecting the Right to Organize Act https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/842 Tax the Rich! How Lies, Loopholes and Lobbyists Make the Rich Even Richer by Morris Pearl, Erica Payne & The Patriotic Millionaires  https://taxtherich.com/the-book/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Senator Turner has a heart-felt conversation with progressive entrepreneur, Joe Sanberg about corporate responsibility, public policy serving humanity, the call for universal healthcare … and how we can live morally and strive to simply treat one another better. #HelloSomebody! LINKS Joe Sanberg https://www.joesanberg.com/ Working Hero https://workinghero.org/why-eitc/  Aspiration https://www.aspiration.com/ Robert Reich & Antitrust in the New Gilded Age https://robertreich.org/post/82938136466 Tax the Rich! How Lies, Loopholes and Lobbyists Make the Rich Even Richer by Morris Pearl, Erica Payne & The Patriotic Millionaires  https://taxtherich.com/the-book/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Senator Turner has a heart-felt conversation with progressive entrepreneur, Joe Sanberg about corporate responsibility, public policy serving humanity, the call for universal healthcare … and how we can live morally and strive to simply treat one another better. #HelloSomebody! LINKS Joe Sanberg https://www.joesanberg.com/ Working Hero https://workinghero.org/why-eitc/  Aspiration https://www.aspiration.com/ Robert Reich & Antitrust in the New Gilded Age https://robertreich.org/post/82938136466 Tax the Rich! How Lies, Loopholes and Lobbyists Make the Rich Even Richer by Morris Pearl, Erica Payne & The Patriotic Millionaires  https://taxtherich.com/the-book/ Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

The podcast staff is on break this week. Summer is finally here, and with Covid restrictions easing, everyone vacated their post. So we're rebroadcasting an episode that we aired back on July 5 of last year, when we talked with the chair of an organization known as the Patriotic Millionaires, Morris Pearl. Morris believes in a nation where every person has as much political power as millionaires; where every American who works full time can afford their basic needs; where millionaires and large corporations - who have benefited most from our country's assets - pay a larger share of the taxes used to run our country. What motivates a millionaire to want to join an organization that advocates that millionaires should pay more taxes? Morris provides some fascinating insight to the issues America faces these days and how the wealthy can - and should - actively participate to help create a more perfect union.

How does it feel to have more money than you could ever spend? What is it that makes someone who is a millionaire fight for higher taxes on the rich? How does playing a rigged game of monopoly reveal how rich people's minds work? What chance that President Joe Biden can reverse the relentless lowering of taxes on the richest people?Nadia and Max are joined by Erica Payne and Morris Pearl – founders of the Patriotic Millionaires, a group of wealthy individuals leading the charge to raise taxes on the rich, fight for a livable wage, and combat political and income inequality. Morris Pearl, a former managing director of BlackRock, is chair of the Patriotic Millionaires. Erica Payne is founder and president of the Patriotic Millionaires, an American public policy commentator, author and progressive strategist. They have co-authored a book out now called: “Tax the Rich!: How Lies, Loopholes, and Lobbyists Make the Rich Even Richer Paperback”.Find out more about the Patriotic Millionaires at https://twitter.com/PatrioticMills.This is the second episode of season 4 of the EQUALS podcast. And if you're joining us for the first time, tune in to our earlier interviews – from talking with the award-winning journalist Gary Younge on what we can learn from Martin Luther King Jr to fight inequality, to best-selling author Anand Giridharadas on whether we need billionaires, Zambian music artist PilAto on the power of music, thinker Ece Temelkuran on beating fascism, climate activist Hindou Ibrahim on nature, and the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund Kristalina Georgieva on what comes after the pandemic.Do listen, subscribe/follow and leave a rating/review. Follow us on Twitter @EQUALSHope See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The vast majority of American—71 percent—believe the economy is rigged in favor of the rich. Guess what? They’re right! And Morris Pearl and Erica Payne would know—they’re some of America’s wealthiest “class traitors,” and they joined us to take us on an engaging and enlightening insider’s tour of the nation’s tax code, which is where they say everything starts. With insight from their book Tax the Rich!: How Lies, Loopholes, and Lobbyists Make the Rich Even Richer, Pearl and Payne explained exactly how “the rich”–and the politicians they control–manipulate the tax code to ensure the rich get richer, and everyone else is left holding the bag. Founders of the Patriotic Millionaires, they unapologetically dismantled the justifications for a tax code that virtually guarantees destabilizing levels of inequality and consequent social unrest. They made a complicated subject accessible and illuminated the practical reforms that they contend will put America on the road to stability and shared prosperity before it’s too late. Don’t miss this powerfully persuasive and entertaining guide to the most effective way to un-rig the economy. Morris Pearl, a former managing director of BlackRock, is chair of the Patriotic Millionaires, a group of hundreds of high-net-worth Americans committed to making all Americans better off by building a more prosperous, stable, and inclusive nation, and ensuring that millionaires, billionaires, and corporation make their fair share of taxes. Erica Payne is founder and president of the Patriotic Millionaires, a group of hundreds of high-net-worth Americans committed to making all Americans better by building a more prosperous, stable, and inclusive nation, and ensuring that millionaires, billionaires, and corporations pay their fair share of taxes. She is the author of The Practical Progressive! Buy the Book: https://www.elliottbaybook.com/book/9781620976265  Presented by Town Hall Seattle. To become a member or make a donation click here. 

Appalachia is a region with a rich and complicated political history that is often ignored, misunderstood, or misrepresented in other parts of the country. In a special “Marc Steiner Show” first, Marc and TRNN audio engineer Stephen Frank take listeners on a narrative journey through the politics and economics of Appalachia today. Guests in this segment include Marie Gunoe, director of the Mother Jones Community Foundation and longtime environmental activist and community organizer in West Virginia fighting to protect communities and the environment from the harmful effects of mountaintop removal mining; Chuck Nelson, a retired fourth-generation coal miner, member of the United Mine Workers of America, and board adviser and volunteer at the Mother Jones Community Foundation; and Hy Thurman, author of Revolutionary Hillbilly and one of the founding members of the Young Patriots and the first Rainbow Coalition.Then, in our second segment, Marc talks with Erica Payne, president and founder of the group Patriotic Millionaires, and Morris Pearl, chair of Patriotic Millionaires, about their new book, "Tax the Rich!: How Lies, Loopholes, and Lobbyists Make the Rich Even Richer," and about the many subtle and not-so-subtle ways the U.S. tax code is a racket designed to benefit the rich.Tune in for new episodes of The Marc Steiner Show every Tuesday on TRNN.Production/Postproduction: Stephen Frank

Appalachia is a region with a rich and complicated political history that is often ignored, misunderstood, or misrepresented in other parts of the country. In a special “Marc Steiner Show” first, Marc and TRNN audio engineer Stephen Frank take listeners on a narrative journey through the politics and economics of Appalachia today. Guests in this segment include Marie Gunoe, director of the Mother Jones Community Foundation and longtime environmental activist and community organizer in West Virginia fighting to protect communities and the environment from the harmful effects of mountaintop removal mining; Chuck Nelson, a retired fourth-generation coal miner, member of the United Mine Workers of America, and board adviser and volunteer at the Mother Jones Community Foundation; and Hy Thurman, author of Revolutionary Hillbilly and one of the founding members of the Young Patriots and the first Rainbow Coalition.Then, in our second segment, Marc talks with Erica Payne, president and founder of the group Patriotic Millionaires, and Morris Pearl, chair of Patriotic Millionaires, about their new book, "Tax the Rich!: How Lies, Loopholes, and Lobbyists Make the Rich Even Richer," and about the many subtle and not-so-subtle ways the U.S. tax code is a racket designed to benefit the rich.Tune in for new episodes of The Marc Steiner Show every Tuesday on TRNN.Production/Postproduction: Stephen Frank

The Mo'Kelly Show welcomes ‘Patriotic Millionaires' Morris Pearl & Erica Payne who join the program to introduce their new book “Tax the Rich!” a – “powerfully persuasive and thoroughly entertaining guide to the most effective way to un-rig the economy and fix inequality, from America's wealthiest class traitors”…

Clay is joined by Patriotic Millionaires and authors of “Tax the Rich”, Morris Pearl and Erica Payne to discuss whether the wealthy are paying their fair share in 2021.  Is our convoluted and unbalanced tax structure driving inequality and undermining the fabric of the country?  Or are politicians to blame as much as our corporations?  If they are, is there a way to build equity for the disadvantaged and still keep the rich on board with the plan?  Get more from Morris: Twitter |Patriotic Millionaires| ASB Council | Co-Author of “Tax The Rich” Get more from Erica: Patriotic Millionaires| ASB Council | Netroots Nation | Co-Author of “Tax The Rich” Host: Clay Aiken has sold 6 million albums, authored a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress in North Carolina in 2014 almost unseating a popular Republican incumbent.Follow Clay Aiken further on: Twitter  | Instagram | Facebook Email your questions to podcasts@politicon.comFOLLOW @POLITICON AND GO TO POLITICON.COM

Morris Pearl and Erica Payne, Co-Authors of Tax the Rich, join the show with Mo.

Erica Payne is founder and president of the Patriotic Millionaires, a group of hundreds of high-net-worth Americans committed to making all Americans better off by building a more prosperous, stable, and inclusive nation, and ensuring that millionaires, billionaires, and corporations pay their fair share of taxes. She is the the co-author, with Morris Pearl, of Tax the Rich! The post Patriotic Millionaires founder Erica Payne discusses her new book:Tax the Rich! appeared first on NC Policy Watch.

Morris Pearl is chair of the Patriotic Millionaires, a group of hundreds of high-net-worth people who want millionaires, billionaires, and corporations to pay their fair share of taxes. Patriotic Millionaires calls for a living wage for US workers and believes that inequality is bad for society and bad for business. Morris Pearl was a managing director at BlackRock, one of the largest investment firms in the world. Patriotic Millionaires this month opened a chapter in the UK and Europe and claims The Warehouse founder Stephen Tindall as a member.

Morris Pearl is chair of the Patriotic Millionaires, a group of hundreds of high-net-worth people who want millionaires, billionaires, and corporations to pay their fair share of taxes. Patriotic Millionaires calls for a living wage for US workers and believes that inequality is bad for society and bad for business. Morris Pearl was a managing director at BlackRock, one of the largest investment firms in the world. Patriotic Millionaires this month opened a chapter in the UK and Europe and claims The Warehouse founder Stephen Tindall as a member.

The greedy hyper-wealthy cheer on their Republican advocates as they fight to crush democracy. But a lot of American millionaires are also patriots and recognize that more democracy is needed to build the common good. On this show, Morris Pearl, The post Patriotic Millionaires Boosting Democracy through HR 1 And More appeared first on Keeping Democracy Alive.

In this episode, we talk with former BlackRock executive, Morris Pearl, about his crusade to enlist his fellow millionaires to support the idea that even the rich see it in their interest to pay more taxes. Capitalist to the core, Pearl warns critics not to conflate paying taxes and civic duty with the naughty scare-word: socialism.

Ralph welcomes Morris Pearl, chairman if Patriotic Millionaires, an organization of high-net worth Americans, business leaders, and investors who think the country would be more politically stable and businesses more profitable if they raised their own taxes. And our resident constitutional scholar, Bruce Fein, returns to tick off fourteen reasons why Donald Trump is a clear and present danger and should resign immediately.

Meet the millionaire who wants to tax the rich. In this episode, we speak with Morris Pearl, a former managing director at BlackRock who now serves as the chair of an organization called Patriotic Millionaires. Patriotic Millionaires is a group of high-net-worth individuals who believe that all Americans would be better off in a more prosperous, stable, and inclusive nation. We ask Morris how we can get to that more inclusive place and why the wealthy should care.

The bill for the COVID crisis will eventually come due.  Many politicians believe the solution is to raise taxes on wealthy people. Morris Pearl joins Tom to discuss the risks and possible benefits of raising taxes on the rich. EPISODE BONUS: For the transcript, show notes and more visit: https://wealthability.com/podcast61 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Morris Pearl, chair of the Patriotic Millionaires, talks about the organization's vision for a better America. This vision includes a nation where every person has as much political power as millionaires; where every American who works full time can afford their basic needs; where millionaires and large corporations - who have benefited most from our country's assets - pay a larger share of the taxes used to run our country. What motivates a millionaire to want to join an organization that advocates that millionaires should pay more taxes? Morris provides some fascinating insight to the issues America faces these days and how the wealthy can - and should - actively participate to help create a more perfect union.

Host Llewellyn King asks William Spriggs, chief economist of the AFL-CIO, about the economy and the decline of unions at a time when they are needed most. Morris Pearl, Chair, Patriotic Millionaires talks about economic initiatives supported by his group of like-minded wealthy folk; Jared Rizzi, Host, "At the Table" podcast, on the podcasting boom.

EPISODE 181 Here's a no brainer observation: It would be hard to find any areas of agreement between the AFL-CIO and Goldman Sachs. Well, I got one—it turns out that the AFL-CIO and Goldman Sachs, along with scores of heads of states, labor folks and business titans, are on the same page about one idea which hasn't gotten a lot of attention—creating $3 trillion in grants for worldwide distribution by the International Monetary Fund to countries needing immediate financial aid to contend with the pandemic. You'll learn all about this fascinating global tale in my conversation with Mark Weisbrot, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. And speaking of money, Morris Pearl, the chair of Patriotic Millionaires, joins me to explain how we can free up $200 billion for badly strapped charities by just a little jiggering of the rules for philanthropic foundations who sock away tax break-driven contributions from rich people. My rant for this week: to be sure, COVID-19 closed down retail stores lickety-split but the collapse of name brands like J. Crew was already in the cards—Wall Street pirates, especially private equity companies, had been looting big chains for years, piling on huge debt burdens that all but guaranteed scores of retail outlets could not weather an economic crisis. It's an example of the way in which the pandemic has exposed even further the rotten so-called “free market” economic system.

Episode 181: Here’s a no brainer observation: It would be hard to find any areas of agreement between the AFL-CIO and Goldman Sachs. Well, I got one—it turns out that the AFL-CIO and Goldman Sachs, along with scores of heads of states, labor folks and business titans, are on the same page about one idea which hasn’t gotten a lot of attention—creating $3 trillion in grants for worldwide distribution by the International Monetary Fund to countries needing immediate financial aid to contend with the pandemic. You’ll learn all about this fascinating global tale in my conversation with Mark Weisbrot, co-director of the Center for Economic and Policy Research. Support the podcast here: www.patreon.com/WorkingLifePodcast And speaking of money, Morris Pearl, the chair of Patriotic Millionaires, joins me to explain how we can free up $200 billion for financially-strapped charities by just a little jiggering of the rules for philanthropic foundations who sock away tax break-driven contributions from rich people. Support the podcast here: www.patreon.com/WorkingLifePodcast My rant for this week: to be sure, COVID-19 closed down retail stores lickety-split but the collapse of name brands like J. Crew was already in the cards—Wall Street pirates, especially private equity companies, had been looting big chains for years, piling on huge debt burdens that all but guaranteed scores of retail outlets could not weather an economic crisis. It’s an example of the way in which the pandemic has exposed even further the rotten so-called “free market” economic system. Support the podcast here: www.patreon.com/WorkingLifePodcast -- Jonathan Tasini Follow me on Twitter @jonathantasini Sign up for The Working Life Podcast at: www.workinglife.org Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jonathan.tasini.3

Our guest is a wealthy and successful individual who is the Chairman of the patriotic millionaires; A group of high net worth successful businessman/businesswomen and investors who are united in their concern about destabilizing concentration of wealth and power in America.

Leslie is joined by Morris Pearl, Chair of the Patriotic Millionaires, a group of hundreds of high-net-worth Americans who are committed to making all Americans better off by building a more prosperous, stable, and inclusive nation. The group focuses on promoting public policy solutions that encourage political equality, guarantee a sustaining wage for working Americans, and ensure that millionaires, billionaires, and corporations pay their fair share of taxes. Leslie and Morris discuss reports that Senators Richard Burr and Kelly Loeffler sold off significant amounts of stock in the immediate aftermath of being briefed on the spread of COVID-19, all while publicly stating that there was no reason for alarm. The Patriotic Millionaires, led by Mr. Pearl, are calling for "resignation and prosecution" in response to the insider trading reports. "Senators Burr and Loeffler have clearly placed their own personal financial interests ahead of the safety and wellbeing of their constituents, and they have no business continuing to act as public servants. They must resign, and their misconduct must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law under the 2012 STOCK Act. The Department of Justice should prioritize investigating and prosecuting these Senators. Our entire government depends on the American people trusting that their elected officials are working with their best interests at heart. By using their official positions to benefit themselves at the expense of the American people, these Senators have betrayed the trust of their communities and constituents, and cracked the very foundations of our democracy at a time when trust in our government has never been more important. Congress should pass laws that would make this kind of misbehavior impossible in the future. It is absurd that members of Congress are allowed to trade stocks at all. No one should personally profit from having the privilege of serving their nation as a legislator." Leslie and Morris also discuss what safeguards are needed in any stimulus/bailout packages to protect working people and fight corporate greed. The website for the Patriotic Millionaires is www.PatrioticMillionaires.org, their Instagram handle is @PatrioticMillionaires, and their Twitter handle is @PatrioticMills. Morris Pearl's Twitter handle is @Morris_Pearl.

Leslie is joined by Morris Pearl, Chair of the Patriotic Millionaires, a group of hundreds of high-net-worth Americans who are committed to making all Americans better off by building a more prosperous, stable, and inclusive nation. The group focuses on promoting public policy solutions that encourage political equality, guarantee a sustaining wage for working Americans, and ensure that millionaires, billionaires, and corporations pay their fair share of taxes. Leslie and Morris discuss reports that Senators Richard Burr and Kelly Loeffler sold off significant amounts of stock in the immediate aftermath of being briefed on the spread of COVID-19, all while publicly stating that there was no reason for alarm. The Patriotic Millionaires, led by Mr. Pearl, are calling for "resignation and prosecution" in response to the insider trading reports. "Senators Burr and Loeffler have clearly placed their own personal financial interests ahead of the safety and wellbeing of their constituents, and they have no business continuing to act as public servants. They must resign, and their misconduct must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law under the 2012 STOCK Act. The Department of Justice should prioritize investigating and prosecuting these Senators. Our entire government depends on the American people trusting that their elected officials are working with their best interests at heart. By using their official positions to benefit themselves at the expense of the American people, these Senators have betrayed the trust of their communities and constituents, and cracked the very foundations of our democracy at a time when trust in our government has never been more important. Congress should pass laws that would make this kind of misbehavior impossible in the future. It is absurd that members of Congress are allowed to trade stocks at all. No one should personally profit from having the privilege of serving their nation as a legislator." Leslie and Morris also discuss what safeguards are needed in any stimulus/bailout packages to protect working people and fight corporate greed. The website for the Patriotic Millionaires is www.PatrioticMillionaires.org, their Instagram handle is @PatrioticMillionaires, and their Twitter handle is @PatrioticMills. Morris Pearl's Twitter handle is @Morris_Pearl.

Proud “traitors to their class,” the Patriotic Millionaires have banded together to fight for higher federal taxes for the rich, a living wage for full-time workers, and political power for ordinary citizens. Their Chair, Morris Pearl, joins us to talk about the values, concerns, and motivations that drove hundreds of millionaires, including Abigail Disney, to join their effort to counteract the destabilizing concentration of wealth and power in the US. An enlightening episode about money, power, and the economic troubles of many of our nation's workers.About the Patriotic Millionaires:https://patrioticmillionaires.org/about/Follow them on Twitter:@PatrioticMillsContact the host:https://www.discreetguide.com/Follow the host on Twitter:@DiscreetGuide

Proud “traitors to their class,” the Patriotic Millionaires have banded together to fight for higher federal taxes for the rich, a living wage for full-time workers, and political power for ordinary citizens. Their Chair, Morris Pearl, joins us to talk about the values, concerns, and motivations that drove hundreds of millionaires, including Abigail Disney, to join their effort to counteract the destabilizing concentration of wealth and power in the US. An enlightening episode about money, power, and the economic troubles of many of our nation's workers. About the Patriotic Millionaires: https://patrioticmillionaires.org/about/ Follow them on Twitter: @PatrioticMills Contact the host: https://www.discreetguide.com/ Follow the host on Twitter: @DiscreetGuide

Morris Pearl is somewhat encouraged by all the talk about wealth taxes these days. The Patriotic Millionaires, which he chairs as a volunteer job, has “made a lot of progress in moving the needle” toward its argument for taxing the rich more and paying people more equitably. Pearl, who made his wealth initially at BlackRock Inc., talks with Bloomberg Tax’s Amanda Iacone about the wealth tax proposals, legislation to tax investment income at the same rate as earned income, the “ridiculous” carried interest tax benefit for fund managers, and more.

As Democrats try to find an economic message that can win in 2020, a group of like-minded millionaires is making the rounds, telling any politicians who will listen, “We want to pay more in taxes.” Why, though? Guest: Morris Pearl, chair of Patriotic Millionaires.  Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Ethan Brooks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Democrats try to find an economic message that can win in 2020, a group of like-minded millionaires is making the rounds, telling any politicians who will listen, “We want to pay more in taxes.” Why, though? Guest: Morris Pearl, chair of Patriotic Millionaires.  Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Ethan Brooks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Has the Trump tax cut led corporations to raise wages and lower prices? The answer may not surprise you. And, Morris Pearl, leader of the group 'Patriotic Millionaires' and former managing director of Black Rock Inc shares his thoughts on true American patriotism. ----- Thom debates libertarian thinker Charles Sauer on the fairness or lack thereof of the current American tax system- and how is the economy affected? ----- Author, professor, and historian David W. Blight joins Thom to discuss American slavery, Frederick Douglass and the hope and discouragement of unfulfilled promises during Reconstruction. ----- Thom reads from 'Fredrick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom' by Morris Pearl. ----- Why is that mostly white areas are responsible for most of the pollution that causes ill-health and even death mainly in mostly non-white areas? And Jake in Las Vegas wonders if the 1790s founding fathers would have joined the 1860s confederacy. ----- Thom reads from 'Reconstructing the Gospel: Finding Freedom from Slaveholder Religion' by Jonathon Wilson Hartgrove

As Democrats try to find an economic message that can win in 2020, a group of like-minded millionaires is making the rounds, telling any politicians who will listen, “We want to pay more in taxes.” Why now? Guest: Morris Pearl, chair of Patriotic Millionaires. Tell us what you think by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or sending an email to whatnext@slate.com. Follow us on Instagram for updates on the show. Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Anna Martin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As Democrats try to find an economic message that can win in 2020, a group of like-minded millionaires is making the rounds, telling any politicians who will listen, “We want to pay more in taxes.” Why now? Guest: Morris Pearl, chair of Patriotic Millionaires. Tell us what you think by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or sending an email to whatnext@slate.com. Follow us on Instagram for updates on the show. Podcast production by Mary Wilson, Jayson De Leon, and Anna Martin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview with Evan Bernstein and Morris Pearl. Evan is a member of the Skeptics Guide to the Universe podcast. We talk about the show, skepticism, taxes, Trump and Shrimp-gate! Mr. Pearl is the Chair of Patriotic Millionaires. We discuss, livable wage, fair taxes and Political Equality.

Ralph talks to millionaire Morris Pearl, chairman of Patriotic Millionaires, a group of wealthy individuals fighting for economic and political equality, which includes raising their own taxes.  And former FTC Chair, Michael Pertschuk reminisces with Ralph about how they got good things done in Congress.  Plus, in the Wrap Up Ralph weighs in on Donald Trump vs. the NFL.

Join us for a short conversation with Morris Pearl, chair of a group called Patriotic Millionaires. Morris used to work for the powerful financial monolith Blackrock, a topic we touch on lightly. His current fixation is on taking the money out of politics. Seriously. Patriotic Millionaires are interested in aligning the interests of millionaires with those of the rest of the country. Check it and hit that share button!

Prominent author Thomas Frank, who wrote, “What’s the Matter With Kansas,” turns his fire on class-conscious Democrats – the upper class. D.C. journalist Chuck McCutcheon has co-authored a dictionary of political doubletalk. Or, as he puts it, everything is “just all politics.” Wall Street investor Morris Pearl argues against the interest of his former colleagues in calling for repeal of the “carried interest” deduction. Thomas Frank Thomas Frank, who a lot of people listen to, has a new book called “Listen, LIBERAL,” and he is not kind about the affluent Democrats who look down upon the party’s working class roots. Website: http://www.tcfrank.com/   Chuck McCutcheon What does it mean when a candidate says, “let’s put politics aside?” Journalist and author Chuck McCutcheon explains it means, “shut up and do what I want.” Website: www.dogwhistlebook.com   Morris Pearl Next, former Wall Street investor Morris Pearl speaks up on behalf of taxing the rich, like himself, and doing away with the tax break for hedge fund managers.   Jim Hightower How Uber goobered and Lyft slipped down.

Elaine Kamarck on those wacky Republicans … Richard Moe on refugees … and Bill Press with Morris Pearl, a patriotic millionaire.   Republican debate craziness should help the Democrats, says Brookings scholar Elaine Kamarck. FDR scholar Richard Moe compares the plight of Syrian refugees with that of Jews denied entry into the United States in the 1930s. And Bill Press interviews Morris Pearl, a businessman who wants the rich to pay more in taxes.   Elaine Kamarck Public affairs scholar Elaine Kamarck thinks the wackiness of the entire Republican presidential field can only help the Democratic nominee. http://www.brookings.edu/about/centers/effective-public-management   Richard Moe A scholar who has studied Franklin D. Roosevelt’s administration says FDR could have done more to save European Jews and that America should now take in Syrian refugees.   Morris Pearl Bill Press interviews Morris Pearl, the head of Patriotic Millionaires   Jim Hightower Merry Christmas, right-wingers, The Red Pope, and Jesus.