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Tax the Greedy Billionaires

"The goal of so many billionaires is to extract as much value as possible… to enrich themselves… and leave the rest of us worse off." — Igor Volsky of Tax the Greedy Billionaires, says it's time for the rich to start paying their fair share.

The wealthiest 1% of Americans are sitting on $40 trillion dollars. That's about three times the federal budget. Volsky says they're using that money to buy elections, rig the economy in their favor, and move money from your pockets into theirs. This may be why 77% of Americans, across the political spectrum, now support raising taxes on the super rich…

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