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We're a group of American millionaires fighting to tax the rich, pay the people, and spread the power!

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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 29m
Trump’s economic policies have raised taxes and costs this year for every income group in America. Except, of course, the top 1%. We wouldn’t expect anything less from an administration that is of, by, and for the ultra-rich. itep.org/impact-of-tr...
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Impact of Key Trump Policies on Taxes and Costs: National and State Estimates
The major tax and economic policies of President Trump’s second term have increased taxes and household costs for most Americans except the richest 1%.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 12/10/2026
There’s something so dystopian about the fact businesses can exploit people who are financially struggling and need quick cash to cover expenses between paychecks. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/02/y...
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Pay Advance Apps May Be Costlier Than Workers Think
The loans tide borrowers over until their next paycheck. The apps offer no-cost options, but most users end up paying high fees, a report finds.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 12/10/2026
The affordability crisis isn’t a hoax made up by one political party. What is it then? It’s families struggling to put food on the table, gas in the cars, and pay for their every day essentials because prices are failing to keep up with inflation. www.wsj.com/politics/ele...
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Conservative Podcasters Can’t Stop Talking About Affordability
President Trump dismissed the term as a Democratic hoax. Now, right-leaning podcasters are mentioning it about as often as left-leaning ones.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 09/10/2026
Young men were lied to and failed by this administration that chose to line the pockets of their wealthy donors and their own. This administration was never going to rectify the affordability crisis, and it doesn't have a plan in place to solve it now.
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Young men who carried Trump to victory are mad. Vance is trying to win them back.
Convincing young men to show up for Republicans in November won’t be easy, and even administration allies are skeptical Vice President JD Vance can stanch the bleeding.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 08/10/2026
Read this week's Closer Look where our tax export Bob Lord breaks down why the system is broken, and how @vanhollen.senate.gov & Sen. Mark Kelly's bill, WATCA, could fix it: patrioticmillionaires.org/perspectives...
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A Closer Look: No Tax on Everything—The Tax Mess Trump Has Left Us
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 08/10/2026
Say you've got two couples and they earn the same income. One pays $1,500 in federal income taxes but the other pays $7,640. How can that be possible? Yup, this is a thing that *actually* happens. Welcome to Trump's tax code in action.
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A Closer Look: No Tax on Everything—The Tax Mess Trump Has Left Us
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 08/10/2026
Leaders practicing what they preach? We love to see it.✊ www.politico.com/news/2026/10...
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It took 4 years, but a Capitol Hill office finally has a union contract
Staffers for Rep. Ro Khanna recently ratified a collectively bargained agreement after protracted negotiations.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 07/10/2026
Right now, there are so few people who hold so much money and power. And when money becomes power, we need to put restraints in place to protect our economy, democracy, and society. If there's an amount that's too little, isn't there an amount that's too much? #ExtremeWealthLine
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Extreme Wealth Line
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 06/10/2026
Working Americans are losing ground every single month. They deserve tangible economic relief, not promises of it. finance.yahoo.com/economy/arti...
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Inflation has been eating up wage gains for months. September was no better.
Average hourly earnings rose an anemic 0.1% from August and are up 3% year over year. That's against a backdrop of 3.4% inflation.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 06/10/2026
September's jobs report is in. Here are the two numbers you need to know. Wages ➡️ up a dismal 0.1% (the weakest monthly gain since December 2025) Inflation ➡️ still running at a whopping 3.4%.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 06/10/2026
$145 million seems like quite a bit of money, doesn't it? Well, that's just how much AI billionaires who lunched with Trump at the White House this week have spent on political candidates this cycle. What does this kind of access buy you? Self-policing policies. www.forbes.com/sites/giacom...
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How The Billionaires At Trump’s AI Lunch Are Spending On The Midterms
At the president's event, AI moguls presented a united front on the raging battle over AI regulation. Their $145 million of political spending tells a different story.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 05/10/2026
White households are 91% of the wealthiest 1%. Taxing the rich isn't just good fiscal policy. It's one of the most powerful tools we have for advancing racial equity. Taxing the rich isn't just good policy. It's racial equity. ⬇️ itep.org/new-state-ta... @itep.org
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 05/10/2026
We believe in an America where everyone has a fair shot. That means a tax code that asks the wealthy to pay their fair share. A minimum wage people can actually live on. And, an economy that rewards work—not just wealth.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 02/10/2026
"In a state of 39 million people, can 99 corporations and individuals really exert that much influence on politics and policy?" Let's pray not.
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Capital & Main @capitalandmain.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
OPINION: As the California Oligarch Index makes clear, a relatively tiny number of wealthy donors and corporations are exerting profound influence over who gets elected and which laws get passed in the Golden State.
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New ‘Oligarch Index’ Tracks California’s Biggest Political Spenders
Over two decades, the top 99 individuals and business organizations spent more on campaigns and lobbying than the bottom 99.9%.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 02/10/2026
When we talk about extreme wealth and extreme wealth concentration, we need to recognize how tax policy CAN and SHOULD be used for economic justice, rather than a shield for concentrated wealth.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 02/10/2026
"Inequality is almost an insufficient word for the economic situation in America. The top 1% own one-third of all the wealth in the country—a share equal to the total held by the bottom 90%."
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The Fair Share Podcast: Episode 1
Our new podcast aims to demystify taxes and get billionaires to pay their fair share. Wish us luck!
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 02/10/2026
You can check out Todd's other writing here: substack.com/@toddoppenhe...
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Todd Oppenheimer | Substack
Todd Oppenheimer is the founding editor and publisher of the multimedia magazine, Craftsmanship; and the Executive Director of its non-profit umbrella, The Craftsmanship Initiative.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 02/10/2026
"From whom much is given, much is expected." That's the ethos Todd Oppenheimer has always lived by. It's always puzzled him as to why other super-rich people don't live by that same code. But, he found a home with us. Now, he wants to share his story: patrioticmillionaires.org/perspectives...
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A Member Spotlight: It’s high time for some common sense on taxes
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 01/10/2026
DMV friends: Our Chair Morris Pearl will be participating in a live discussion for the PBS/Amazon series Intellectual Property about why the rich need to pay more in taxes on 10/14 in Frederick, MD. Get your tickets here & save $10 with the code MPEARL10: weinbergcenter.org/shows/intell...
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Morris Pearl Live in Frederick, MD | Weinberg Center
Join Morris Pearl, Chair of Patriotic Millionaires, for an engaging conversation on taxation, wealth inequality, public policy, and the future of the American economy at the Weinberg Center.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 30/09/2026
Why is the Paramount’s Warner Bros. takeover such a big deal? Because this is just one more merger that will continue to concentrate media power and wealth into the hands of fewer and fewer billionaires. @abigaildisney.bsky.social
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Stop Paramount’s Warner Bros. takeover
Last Monday, a group of 12 state attorneys general led by California AG Rob Bonta, dealt independent media and journalistic integrity a potentially fatal blow by agreeing to a settlement — reached beh...
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 30/09/2026
Why? Because wealthy people are tied down by businesses, networks, family, & community. Young & low-income people are more mobile because wealthy people can absorb a tax increase out of savings rather than restructuring their lives around it.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 30/09/2026
Did you know that sociologist Cristóbal Young studied 13 years of tax returns covering every million-dollar filer in America? And you know what he found out? That millionaires were less likely to move compared to those making $10,000. civicmedia.us/shows/patrio...
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Millionaires Won't Leave
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 30/09/2026
What if companies that refused to pay their workers a living wage had to pay an excise tax? With two-thirds of Americans saying groceries are unaffordable & 62 million Americans earn less than $25/hour, something needs to be done. We have a solution.⬇️ patrioticmillionaires.org/perspectives...
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A Closer Look: We need the Prosperity for American Workers Act
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 29/09/2026
First post quote courtesy of: kffhealthnews.org/rural-health...
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Economic Frustration Tests Trump’s Standing With Rural Voters, New KFF-AP Poll Finds - KFF Health News
Rural voters rank the cost of living and cost of healthcare as top issues they want to hear about from midterm candidates as they face a tightening pocketbook pinch.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 29/09/2026
The MONEY Agenda is the only economic plan out there that will stabilize the economic lives of working people, stimulate widespread economic growth, and ensure prosperity and stability for America’s next 250 years. patrioticmillionaires.org/perspectives...
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The MONEY Agenda
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 29/09/2026
"I hear the politicians talk about making groceries more affordable and making healthcare more affordable but yet none of them are addressing the issues." People are feeling the financial pain from the affordability crisis every single day. We need a new plan. We have one.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 29/09/2026
Yet another masterclass piece by @azboblord.bsky.social! Check out the latest from our go-to tax expert here: azbob2.substack.com/p/the-tax-av...
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The Tax Avoidance Two-Step of the Ultrarich
Rightwing Tax Strategy: First understate the income and overstate the tax rates of the ultrarich, then claim the revenue from taxing them more wouldn’t amount to much.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 29/09/2026
"Tax apologists will continue to tell us that the ultrarich are overtaxed and that to address budgetary challenges the optimal policy is not to tax the ultrarich more...Or really, any tax increase or spending cut that doesn’t reduce the obscene wealth piles of the ultrarich."
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The Tax Avoidance Two-Step of the Ultrarich
Rightwing Tax Strategy: First understate the income and overstate the tax rates of the ultrarich, then claim the revenue from taxing them more wouldn’t amount to much.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The arguments you've heard against California's billionaire tax are utter BS. Here to debunk them — and explain why you should vote YES on Prop 40 — is renowned economist @gabrielzucman.bsky.social
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 29/09/2026
John Driscoll built a multibillion-dollar healthcare company by doing something most CEOs won't: Paying his workers a living wage. Now he's calling for a $25 minimum wage, because he's seen firsthand what happens when workers get paid a fair wage. connecticut.news12.com/2026/09/21/a...
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An unlikely voice calls for $25 minimum wage – a former healthcare CEO from Stamford
John Driscoll, of Stamford, was CEO of CareCentrix and head of U.S. health care for Walgreens. His new book, "Pay the People!" argues that higher salaries equal more profitability – not less.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 29/09/2026
Amazon found out that the number of its workers relying on SNAP and Medicaid tripled between 2020 and 2025. Their solution? A discount to Whole Foods. 🙄 In this week's Closer Look, we make the case for our solution that could actually help workers—like raising their wages. ⬇️
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A Closer Look: We need the Prosperity for American Workers Act
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 28/09/2026
Our Chair Morris Pearl is heading to @weinbergcenter.bsky.social in Frederick, MD, for a live conversation about one of the most pressing questions in America right now: Should the rich pay more in taxes? For more information & to reserve your seat, click here ⬇ weinbergcenter.org/shows/intell...
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Morris Pearl Live in Frederick, MD | Weinberg Center
Join Morris Pearl, Chair of Patriotic Millionaires, for an engaging conversation on taxation, wealth inequality, public policy, and the future of the American economy at the Weinberg Center.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 28/09/2026
"If there was any merit to the myth that tax increases on New York’s wealthy drive them away, the new IRS data should show it. It doesn’t—New York’s millionaire population kept climbing years after the state raised taxes on top earners." Yes to this, @lindsayowens.bsky.social! Hard agree!
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Guess What Happened After New York Raised Taxes on the Rich? More Millionaires Moved In | Common Dreams
Despite threats from the wealthy elite, new IRS data proves that higher taxes on the rich do not drive them away from New York City. The myth of tax flight is debunked.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 28/09/2026
"...the rate of total US household wealth now attached to the richest 0.00001% in the US is more than double what it was towards the end of the Gilded Age." Fixing the tax code isn't about punishing wealth. It's about protecting democracy from oligarchy: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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We’re not in a new Gilded Age in America: inequality is now far worse | Casey Michel
Today’s wealth gap is much bigger, and the country’s richest have much more power than they once did. It’s an Age of Oligarchy
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 25/09/2026
A new report from the @epi.org breaks down what working Americans have been feeling for a while now: the economy is rigged.
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CEO Pay
CEO-to-worker pay has skyrocketed over the last six decades, growing 1084% compared to a typical workers' pay which only grew 26%. It's excessive no matter how you look at it...and it doesn't have to ...
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 25/09/2026
In 1965, the average CEO made 21 times what a typical worker earned. In 2025, that number was 325 times. So yeah, working people not being able to afford a house or healthcare isn’t because they’re buying too much avocado toast.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 24/09/2026
Yes to all of this👇 @moreperfectunion.bsky.social youtu.be/ihIJZ8HHNhY?...
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We Uncovered The Radical Solution To Our Rigged Tax Code
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 24/09/2026
Every (smart) businessperson knows you have to invest in your business if you want a future. But right now, America’s top corporations are not investing in American workers. Around 70% of SNAP recipients work full time. These companies are keeping the profits while taxpayers pick up the tab.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 24/09/2026
Instead of giving your workers coupons to use at the grocery store you own, how about paying a fair wage your workers can actually live on instead? www.washingtonpost.com/food/2026/09...
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With more Amazon workers on SNAP benefits, company offers Whole Foods discounts
The company said the discounts are a response to employee feedback, not a reaction to a recent government report.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 24/09/2026
In the midst of an affordability crisis, while corporations who don't pay fair wages are doing just fine, they're leaving working people behind. We need a federal living wage, because if we're waiting on businesses to find their moral compass, we'll be waiting quite a while.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 23/09/2026
Follow the money and see where it goes. In this case, it's California billionaires who both oppose Prop 40 and also "saw their net worth rise roughly 25%, or $432 billion, in less than two years." www.sacbee.com/news/politic...
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California billionaires opposing Prop. 40 saw their wealth soar, report says
Prop. 40 supporters call the tax a small price for billionaires. Critics warn wealthy Californians may flee.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 23/09/2026
And as John said last week in DC, we cannot solve the affordability crisis until we solve for paychecks. youtube.com/shorts/L_BTK...
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The Only Real Fix for America's Affordability Problem
YouTube video by Patriotic Millionaires
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 23/09/2026
For John and other like-minded businesspeople, better salaries mean lower turnover, more productivity, and bigger profits. connecticut.news12.com/an-unlikely-...
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An unlikely voice calls for $25 minimum wage – a former healthcare CEO from Stamford
John Driscoll, of Stamford, was CEO of CareCentrix and head of U.S. health care for Walgreens. His new book, "Pay the People!" argues that higher salaries equal more profitability – not less.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 23/09/2026
For John, paying his employees well was not just the right business decision, but the ethical one too: "I had customer service associates in Hartford who were sleeping in their cars—coming to work, doing a great job—and, you know, that’s unacceptable.”
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 23/09/2026
When John Driscoll took over as the CEO of CareCentrix, the first thing he did was raise wages. Why? Because the payoff was immediate: "We lowered turnover, we increased the number of claims we paid, the number of calls we picked up, and we actually changed the culture of the organization."
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 22/09/2026
Two couples. Same income. One pays $1,500 in taxes, while the other pays $7,640. That's Trump's "no tax on" tax code in action. Our Senior Vice President for Tax Policy Bob Lord breaks down how we got into this mess, and the only real solution.⬇️ azbob2.substack.com/p/no-tax-on-...
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No Tax on Everything: The Tax Mess Trump Has Left Us
There is a straightforward solution, if Congress chooses sound tax policy over vote pandering.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 22/09/2026
"The lack of investment in the cities where our tech lords work & live reveals a stark reality about how this wealth benefits a select few at the expense of everyone else." We see how paying taxes means fulfilling a civic obligation. Why don't these guys? www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/o...
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Opinion | In the Land of Billionaire Barbarians
The center of the tech industry is culturally barren because wealthy executives have no interest in communities outside their fiefs.
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 21/09/2026
Patriotic Millionaire @chuckcollinswrites.bsky.social ky.social and the @ips-dc.org org new report shows the true cost of private jet excess for taxpayers, our communities, and to the planet. ips-dc.org/report-high-...
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High Flyers 2026: The High Cost of Private Jet Excess - Institute for Policy Studies
High Flyers 2026: The High Cost of Private Jet Excess
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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 21/09/2026
More than $1.13 billion in taxpayer dollars have been spent on airport infrastructure grants for projects that primarily benefit private jet users—and that's just the tip of the iceberg. ⬇️
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