Eric LawtonIt’s time to defund the oligarchy and invest in the American people | Joseph Geevarghese and Rashida Tlaib
> Trump’s presidency has brought a windfall to billionaires while hurting the poor. In these conditions, democracy cannot survive
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#RashidaTlaib on fighting #billionaire oligarchs: ‘The American people overwhelmingly want to #TaxTheRich’
The Democratic representative plans to introduce a bill halting subsidies and tax advantages for the super-rich
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/19/rashida-tlaib-fighting-billionaire-oligarchs
from #TheGuardian #Guardian
Mon 19 Jan 2026 13.00 EST
On Tuesday, she plans to introduce a bill in the House of Representatives urging the #US to end the political and economic dominance of billionaire #oligarchs, halt the corporate subsidies and tax advantages that fortify their power and reinvest in the American people to defend democracy from authoritarianism.
The legislation is supported by #OurRevolution, a political organisation that spun out of the senator #BernieSanders’s 2016 presidential run, which is launching a “#DefundTheOligarchy” campaign with research showing that individuals and corporations who funded Trump’s election received a staggering return on their investment.
