by Sam Pizzigati | Oct 16, 2011 | Blog
Students of modest means must pay a stiff price to build their capacity to contribute to society — and pay interest if they can't afford that price. A one-time wealth tax could apply this same principle to America's rich. Polly Toynbee, a commentator for Britain’s...
by Sam Pizzigati | Oct 10, 2011 | Blog
One luxury automaker is betting big that America's affluent feel no responsibility to the greater society crumbling all around them. And lots of pols are making the same wager. Audi, the luxury automaker, has a new ad campaign out. You may have seen the TV spot. The...
by Sam Pizzigati | Oct 2, 2011 | Blog
Pundits and politicians love to righteously denounce the windfall rewards that go to corporate CEOs who 'fail.' But windfalls for CEOs who 'perform,' researchers suggest, ought to worry us far more. Leo Apotheker, the just-axed CEO at computer giant Hewlett-Packard,...
by Sam Pizzigati | Sep 26, 2011 | Blog
How swell a year have America’s 400 richest enjoyed over the past 12 months? This good: Google billionaires Sergey Brin and Larry Page each saw their personal fortunes jump by $1.7 billion over the year — and each has slipped five slots in the just-published latest...
by Sam Pizzigati | Sep 17, 2011 | Blog
The Census won't count it. The IRS won't tax it, at anywhere near full freight. What is it? It's enough, all by itself, to keep grand fortunes constantly soaring. Can we start the century over? Economically, new Census Bureau income stats released last week suggest,...
