Forderung nach Vermögensteuer: „Kaum ein Land besteuert Arbeit stärker und Vermögen geringer als Deutschland“, sagt DIW-Präsident

Zur geplanten Reform der Einkommensteuer ab 2027 bringt DIW-Präsident Marcel Fratzscher eine Vermögensteuer von zwei Prozent ins Spiel. Sie soll Milliarden einbringen und Spielraum schaffen, um Arbeitseinkommen gezielt zu entlasten und die Wirtschaft zu stärken.

WELT
„New Yorker“-Journalist Evan Osnos: Was wurde aus Amerikas Elite?

In Greenwich lebten reiche Republikaner früher ein bescheidenes Leben. Heute ist von dieser Welt kaum etwas übrig. Evan Osnos ist dort aufgewachsen. Ein Gespräch über den Wandel der amerikanischen Elite.

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
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💰 Tell Congress to make the ultra-rich pay their fair share. Billionaires should not get richer by exploiting loopholes while working families pay taxes out of every paycheck. Add your name now: civicshout.com/p/tell-congr... #TaxTheRich #FairShare

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Tell Congress: Make the Ultra-Rich Pay Their Fair Share

Billionaires are getting richer by the day — and paying less in taxes than working families. It’s outrageous, and Congress has the power to stop it. Right now, Senator Elizabeth Warren and Representative Pramila Jayapal — joined by dozens of lawmakers — are renewing their push for the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act, a bold plan to finally tax extreme wealth and restore fairness to our economy. While nurses, teachers, and everyday workers pay taxes out of every paycheck, the ultra-rich exploit loopholes to avoid contributing what they owe. The result is an economy rigged for the wealthy, where billionaires accumulate massive fortunes while working families struggle to afford housing, healthcare, and education. That’s not just unfair — it’s unsustainable. Representative Jayapal said it plainly: “It’s time to tax the rich and level the playing field to ensure that every American has a chance to succeed.” Senator Warren echoed that call: “My bill is about basic fairness and making the ultra-wealthy pay their fair share. It’s time for the government to stop listening to the richest of the rich and start working for working people.” The Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act would impose a small annual tax on fortunes over $50 million, generating trillions in revenue that could be invested in healthcare, childcare, education, and climate action. It’s a straightforward step toward an economy that works for everyone — not just those at the very top. Tell Congress: Pass the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act and make the ultra-rich pay their fair share. Our economy should reward work — not just wealth. Sign the petition now and demand a tax system rooted in fairness, justice, and opportunity for all. The petition to Congress reads: "Congress must pass the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act to ensure the wealthiest Americans finally pay their fair share. For too long, billionaires have exploited loopholes while working families carry the burden—this must end now. I urge you to cosponsor the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act and take immediate action to make our tax system fair."

civicshout.com
🔥 Deutsche Telekom abandons the ‘#FairShare’ fight!
The reason: A lack of political support.
The burning question: Is DT’s shift genuine?
With the #DigitalNetworksAct in full swing, perhaps it's too soon to call network fees buried.
🔗 Ad Hoc News: https://www.ad-hoc-news.de/boerse/news/ueberblick/deutsche-telekom-pivots-on-network-fee-and-drone-defence-as-t-mobile-us/69329673
Höttges beendet Fair-Share: Telekom fordert keine Zahlungen mehr von US-Hyperscalern — trotz gewonnenem Prozess gegen Meta (30 Mio. €). Europas Netz finanziert Amerika, berichtet #golem. „Wir müssen dann eben sehen, wo wir die Kosten, die wir hier haben, anderweitig kompensieren können", so Höttges — dreimal dürfen wir raten, wer dafür zahlt #Telekom #FairShare #Digitalpolitik - https://www.golem.de/news/fair-share-hoettges-hat-forderungen-an-us-hyperscalern-aufgegeben-2605-208666.html?utm_source=nl.2026-05-15.html
Netz-Maut für Big Tech: Telekom-Chef gibt auf

Jahrelang haben die europäischen Netzbetreiber gefordert, dass sich Meta, Google und Co. an den Netzkosten beteiligen. Die Telekom gibt das jetzt auf.

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Finally, some good news from the ATO and Treasurer Chalmers: foreign investors who’ve been dodging their fair share on massive capital gains from Australian land, infrastructure and energy assets are about to pay up — with changes backdated to 2006 to override court loopholes that let companies like Newmont and YTL walk away with hundreds of millions untaxed.
No more letting overseas billionaires and corporations profit off our resources while Australian workers and families foot the bill for hospitals, schools and infrastructure.
Multinationals have had it too good for too long. Time they contributed properly.

#TaxTheRich #FairShare #Auspol

https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/ato-capital-gains-tax-overhaul-looms-for-foreign-investors-to-retroactively-pay-their-fair-share-031717488.html?

ATO capital gains tax overhaul looms for foreign investors to retroactively 'pay their fair share'

Capital gains tax rules are set to be overhauled for foreign investors as part of a broader reform agenda.

Yahoo

New Australia Institute research shows that the Japanese Government makes more revenue taxing its imports of Australian gas than the Australian Government makes from the export of our gas.
Not only has Australia been literally giving more than half of the gas we export away for free, we now learn that the same Japanese Government that is opposed to us putting a tax on our gas and coal exports, has been raking in billions of dollars per year via their own tax on gas and coal imports.

#auspol #gas #fairshare #costofliving #gastax

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDebVmoB2V4

Japanese Government collects more tax from Australian gas than Australian Government!

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