Tax the Rich!, The Patriotic Millionaires
Tax the Rich!, The Patriotic Millionaires
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Tax the Rich!
How Lies, Loopholes, and Lobbyists Make the Rich Even Richer

Author: The Patriotic Millionaires, Morris Pearl, Erica Payne

Narrator: Allyson Ryan

Unabridged: 5 hr 25 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 06/22/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

The vast majority of Americans—71 percent—believe the economy is rigged in favor of the rich. Guess what? They're right.

How do you rig an economy? You start with the tax code. In Tax the Rich! former BlackRock executive Morris Pearl, the millionaire chair of the Patriotic Millionaires, and Erica Payne, the organization's founder, take listeners on an engaging and enlightening insider's tour of the nation's tax code, explaining exactly how "the rich"—and the politicians they control—manipulate the US tax code to ensure the rich get richer, and everyone else is left holding the bag.

Blunt and irreverent, Tax the Rich! unapologetically dismantles the "intellectual" justifications for a tax code that virtually guarantees destabilizing levels of inequality and consequent social unrest. Infographics, charts, cartoons, and lively characters, including "the Werkhardts" and "the Slumps" make a complicated subject accessible (and, yes, sometimes even funny) and illuminate the practical reforms that can put America on the road to stability and shared prosperity before it's too late. Never have the arguments in this book been more timely—or more important.

About The Patriotic Millionaires

The Patriotic Millionaires is a group of hundreds of high-net-worth Americans committed to making all Americans better off by building a more prosperous, stable, and inclusive nation, and ensuring that millionaires, billionaires, and corporations pay their fair share of taxes.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Shannon on January 28, 2024

3 people in the US have more wealth than half of all Americans (over 150 million people)! -If you had worked every single day from the time Columbus sailed to America to the present and earned $5,000/day, you would still have less money than Jeff Bezos makes in a week. -If you had made $100,000 every......more

Goodreads review by Venky on March 06, 2021

It would only be fair to state that the trio of Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos would be consternated with the facts contained within the confines of “Tax The Rich”, and for obvious reasons. A cross between a polemic and a plea, Morris Pearl and Erica Payne’s work is more a manifesto for......more

Goodreads review by Louise on May 31, 2021

I guess I never really thought concretely how much money the ultra-rich actually have. This book helps you visualize it and also convinces you that they need to be taxed. But it’s also full of unintended tips on how to avoid paying taxes so there’s that.......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on April 07, 2021

As a teacher I never knew much about the economy or taxes, after seeing so much inequality in the classroom I wanted to learn more. This book is a must read for anyone wanting to learn more about the wealth inequality in our country. Not only do I feel like I have a better understanding of my own po......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on February 16, 2022

I appreciate the arguments made in Tax the Rich!, and I found some of those arguments persuasive. I absolutely believe that the tax code needs reform to stop the egregious abuses that have become commonplace among the wealthy. It's hard not to get angry reading about Peter Thiel's IRA or hobbies mas......more