Now here's a great idea! A double dose of positive impact: Tax the obscenely wealthy here, and help Ukraine too.
US President outlines plan to shield Ukraine from "butcher Putin"
Biden spoke about the possibility of raising additional funds by increasing taxes for billionaires in the United States.
He noted that if billionaires paid a 25% federal tax rate, it could generate US$400 billion over the next 10 years.Quote: "Imagine what we could do with that. We could do so many things – consequential – including finally making sure that we take care of Ukraine from that butcher Putin," Biden said.
Almost Bernie-esque in simplicity, clarity, morality, and practicality. A bit perplexing that this is coming from beyond our domestic press/news coverage here (rather than Ukraine Pravda). But still, a fabulous thing to ponder, and to do! Go Bernie! I mean Biden...