Source: New Economics Foundation | By Fernanda Balata and Hollie Wright

It has long been accepted that there is a line beneath which people have too little to thrive or survive. In a period defined by rapidly growing wealth inequities, there is increasing discussion about whether we should also be asking how much is too much.

Source: wort | By 8 O'Clock Buzz

Check us out on the 8 O'Clock Buzz segment from Wednesday, December 11. Gabriela discusses our latest tax policy polling report. The interview begins at minute 34.

Source: Counter Punch | By Hibba Meraay

The excessively wealthy and greedy corporations have rigged the rules. Our economic system allows a select few to accumulate enormous personal wealth while the rest of us are left to fend for ourselves.

Source: Politico Pro | By Bernie Becker

Progressives have been saying for years that voters are on their side on taxes—and leading Democrats certainly have learned in more in proposing higher taxes on the rich and corporations in recent elections.

Source: Civic Media | By The Maggie Daun Show

As a Harvard, Stanford, McKinsey, and Silicon Valley alumnae, Maggie's guest, Scott Ellis’ bio reads like a who’s who of America’s elite institutions, but this seemingly prototypical (very) rich white man says that we are thinking about wealth all wrong...

Source: Mother Jones | By Michael Mechanic

It’s fair to say that Michelle Obama stole the show at the Democratic Convention on Tuesday. (Husband Barack was on point in noting how hard an act she was to follow.)

Source: Alliance | By Gabriela Sandoval and Rajasvini Bhansali

There is no denying that financial wealth disparities in the US have reached obscene proportions. The total wealth of households with more than $50 million in assets–the wealthiest 0.1 per cent, approximately–has exceeded $30 trillion.

Source: Nonprofit Quarterly | Rebekah Barber

A growing number of philanthropists and organizations are raising awareness about the need to address excessive wealth in philanthropy.

Source: The Financial Times

As recently as 1976, the US estate tax applied to more than 7% of all descendants at a top rate of 70% By 2019, that had shrunk to just 0.07% of descendants, a level that allows for the concentration of wealth in very few hands.

Source: San Bernardino Sun | By Ethan Baron

There’s no reason our communities should be struggling right now. By taxing the wealthy...we get our democracy back and we get a clear pathway to thriving communities.

Source: Inequality.org | By Gabriela Sandoval

The Supreme Court is gearing up to weigh in on the ongoing student loan debt debate prompted by President Joe Biden’s sweeping debt cancellation plan that would help over 35 million Americans.

Source: Newsweek | By Gabriela Sandoval

Millions of Americans are one paycheck away from complete catastrophe. When I worked as a consumer advocate, I saw this first-hand when talking with people struggling to keep their lights on.

Source: Morning Consult | By Matthew Kendrick

Good morning and Ramadan Mubarak to those observing. This week coincided with another major holiday in part of the Islamic world, Nowruz, which is celebrated in Iran, Afghanistan and much of Central Asia.

Source: Inequality.org | By Rebekah Entralgo

Amid-pandemic survey from Pew found that 55 percent of Americans have no opinion on whether billionaires – whose wealth doubled during the pandemic – are good or bad for the United States.

Source: The Thom Hartmann Program | By Thom Hartmann

Have you heard of ‘Excessive Wealth Disorder’? It could be fatal for the poor if the rich can’t be cured.

Gabriela Sandoval is working on this are other related needs and joined Thom today to discuss what needs to be done, and why.

Source: Mother Jones | By Michael Mechanic

Excessive Wealth Disorder Institute will lift up the excessive wealth problems, challenge so-called meritocracy, and explore what it means to have ‘enough,’ so that we move toward an economy built on shared prosperity and racial justice.