Wealth tax

Subject in Politics

Wealth tax has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Up First from NPR. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.

What people said

Platner argues taxes should be raised on the wealth of all U.S. billionaires, not just income, rebutting Jeff Bezos.
“We're raising it on all 930 billionaires in the United States. It's why we're also not just going after your income, but I think we have to go after the wealth as well”
Up First from NPR: Can Graham Platner survive another controversy? | NPR’s Newsmakers (Jun 1, 2026) · Listen from 15:24
Platner defines the working class as those living mainly on wages rather than income from hoarded wealth.
“If the bulk of the money that you get to – live comes from wages, comes from working, and you are not just sitting on an immense amount of hoarded wealth”
Up First from NPR: Can Graham Platner survive another controversy? | NPR’s Newsmakers (Jun 1, 2026) · Listen from 10:44

Can Graham Platner survive another controversy? | NPR’s Newsmakers
Up First from NPR · Jun 1, 2026 · 48 min
Leila Fadel interviews Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner about his working-class politics, past controversies, masculinity, the Iran war, Pete Hegseth, and beating Susan Collins.