"THE GREEN PARTY - THE GREAT REBALANCING: Aotearoa Has Enough for Everyone — It Is Time to Prove It" - 22 June 2026

The 2026 NBR Rich List: 26 billionaires, $129B, $27B added in ONE year. Zero Māori.

Meanwhile: 18.9% of tamariki Māori in poverty.

The Green Party's tax plan — audited by Infometrics — protects 96% of NZ while asking the top 0.3% to contribute. Wealth tax ($10M+), inheritance tax (1,100 people/year), bank levy on $9.5B Big Four profits, big-tech tax, $10K tax-free threshold.

The Luxon government's first act in December 2023? Revoking IRD's ability to report on wealth inequality.

That one fact tells you everything.

🎧 Deep Dive Podcast breaks it all open — AI te reo is rough but the analysis is sharp 😅
Youtube: https://youtu.be/EH6plK_JpJA

#NZPolitics #GreenParty #WealthTax #Election2026 #Māori #Manaakitanga

Full essay:
https://www.themaorigreenlantern.maori.nz/the-green-party-the-great-rebalancing-aotearoa-has-enough-for-everyone-it-is-time-to-prove-it-22-june-2026/

@ChrisMayLA6
One more argument for a #WealthTax

Tax Justice: Our next PM? What would Burnham mean for Britain?

What have we learnt from the #Makerfield campaign about what a #Burnham government might look like? From #taxes on wealth to business rates, we look at Burnham's pledges on #tax.

https://taxjustice.uk/blog/what-would-bunham-mean-for-britain/ #WealthTax #by-election

Our next PM? What would Burnham mean for Britain? - Tax Justice UK

What would a Burnham government mean for the many? From taxes on wealth to business rates, we look at Burnham's pledges on tax.

Tax Justice UK
The Millionaire Exodus That Never Came

What really happens to the ultra-rich when states and localities increase taxes?

Vital City
“The #rich do have far too much #politicalpower, but we will have to go far beyond a #wealthtax to correct this problem. Most importantly, we need to focus on mechanisms for increasing the #power of the #masses. They do exist” open.substack.com/pub/deanbake...

Quick Thoughts on Wealth
Quick Thoughts on Wealth

Neo-Nazis with trillions is a huge problem, but we have to think carefully about how best to overcome it

Dean Baker

Brilliant comedy side-swipe at millionaire tax dodging: https://jetsetset.com/

I think humour is a great way to get over to the masses just how skewed the game is for the super rich. I bet not many people know about exemptions like this, and I bet there are a lot of them.

#wealthtax

Jetset — Finally, car wings you can build yourself

Private jets don't pay duty on fuel. Why should you? Jetset™ lets you assemble your own tax-exempt vehicle.

8) We need an #ExtremeWealthLine if we are to lift more people above the #PovertyLine

If we believe #SocialMobility is good then a #WealthTax becomes a necessity

If we believe our #Politics is increasingly been bought by the #UltraWealthy then failure to address gross #inequality will lead to a decline in western #democracy

@ingridrobeyns
Lays it out clearly in this piece 👇

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jun/17/is-it-bad-that-elon-musk-has-a-trillion-dollars-yes-and-heres-why

Is it bad that Elon Musk has a trillion dollars? Yes, and here’s why

Just as the ‘poverty line’ determines what’s required for basic living, we need a ‘wealth line’ to show when extreme wealth becomes harmful, says economist and philosopher Ingrid Robeyns

The Guardian
Group chats and infighting: Inside tech elites’ madcap war against #California #billionaire #tax
On a private Signal chat, a who’s who of billionaires and almost-billionaires brainstormed ways to fight a #wealthtax — then set out separately to destroy it.
The tax would help replace healthcare funding decimated by the Trump administration — while also delivering a blow to the piggy banks of the state’s estimated 200 billionaires.
https://sfstandard.com/2026/06/13/billionaire-tax-fight-sergey-brin-chris-larsen-mike-moritz-ron-conway/
https://archive.ph/FqLke
Group chats and infighting: Inside tech elites’ madcap war against the billionaire tax

On a private Signal chat, a who’s who of tech elites brainstormed strategies to fight a proposed California wealth tax — then set out separately to destroy it.

The San Francisco Standard
AWOL in the Class War

Americans realize they’ve lost power and income to the very rich. Too many Democrats, even too many unions, have yet to go to war for them.

The American Prospect
The #ClassWar in the U.S. keeps accelerating. The super-rich are winning, and too many #Democrats are AWOL.
https://prospect.org/2026/06/16/democrats-unions-awol-in-class-war/ #California, #Democrats, #Inequality, #Labor, #ONTAP, #Polling, #Poverty&Wealth, #Unions, #WealthTax
AWOL in the Class War

Americans realize they’ve lost power and income to the very rich. Too many Democrats, even too many unions, have yet to go to war for them.

The American Prospect