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First $1 Billion, Now $50 Million: Khanna Says Wealth Tax "Must Not Stop At Billionaires"
First $1 Billion, Now $50 Million: Khanna Says Wealth Tax "Must Not Stop At Billionaires"
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) - fresh off endorsing California's November ballot measure to seize 5% of billionaire wealth - published a Substack essay Wednesday titled, no really, "Why I Support a Billionaire Wealth Tax."
He makes it roughly a dozen paragraphs before explaining that it isn't one.
"The tax should not stop at billionaires, it must reach centimillionaires," Khanna writes, before spelling out exactly what that means: every fortune of $50 million and up, hit with a...
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Authored by Dave DeCamp via AntiWar.com,
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Switzerland To Vote On Capping Population At 10 Million
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The "No to a Switzerland with 10 Million" initiative, backed by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP), seeks to amend the Federal Constitution to keep the population below 10 million until 2050. If thresholds are approached or breached, the government would be required to tighten asylum and family reunification...
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Ukrainian Drone Hits Moscow Luxury Tower, Miles From Kremlin
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A Ukrainian one-way attack drone struck a high-rise apartment building in Moscow in the early hours of Monday, causing no reported casualties and only limited damage. The strike occurred just miles from the Kremlin, highlighting Ukraine's long-range drone strike capabilities.
The New York Times reports that the drone strike comes five days before Russia's May 9 Victory Day parade, which has already been scaled back due to the growing drone threat.
Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said there were no casualties, but footage posted...
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