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Taxation for influencers, gig workers simplified

Taxation for influencers, gig workers simplified

Newsom’s wealth tax: Target Musk and Bezos, hand the moon to China

Recently, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) proposed a national wealth tax. The idea is that it is a bad thing that a few billionaires (and one trillionaire) possess all of those riches that they acquired by building things and providing needed services. So, Newsom took to X (owned by Elon Musk, one of his targets) and []

Philosopher Mélanie Plouviez: 'The rich are not rich alone; they are in a social world that protects them'

Wealth is not determined solely by the possessions and assets one accumulates, philosopher Mélanie Plouviez explains in an interview with Le Monde. Since antiquity, a person's fortune has also been defined by one's social standing, relationships of dominance, dependence and honor.

Soak-the-Rich Politics Will Hit Kansas Main Street

“Tax the rich” sounds easy until lawmakers define “rich” broadly enough to hit the small business owner, farmer, physician, contractor, manufacturer, and family-owned shop trying to stay open in Kansas. That is the danger. Soak-the-rich politics is sold as a tax on billionaires. In practice, it becomes a tax on everyday people who own assets []

Global wealth report: Why being a rich country doesn't always mean richer citizens 

Average (mean) wealth is calculated by dividing a country's total household wealth by its adult population. Because it includes everyone, a relatively small number of billionaires and ultra-wealthy individuals can dramatically inflate the figure.

‘I speak with millionaires on a daily basis, and they tell me that they want a wealth tax’

Wealth has become so concentrated that it’s damaging our society. Millionaires want that to change The post ‘I speak with millionaires on a daily basis, and they tell me that they want a wealth tax’ appeared first on Big Issue.

This Is Why the Super Rich Really Oppose a Wealth Tax

The world is seeing “the “biggest concentration of individual wealth power” in human history. Development economist Jayati Ghosh tells Michael Walker on Novara Live that the super-rich wouldn’t feel the difference if they were subject to a personal wealth tax. The real reason they oppose it is because “they don’t want anything to affect their power”. Watch the full interview on our YouTube channel.

Who wants to tax a billionaire?

A gentle guide to a harsh debate

‘We couldn’t believe it at first’: Montérégie couple win $40M Lotto Max jackpot

A couple from Montérégie are newly minted multi-millionaires after winning a 40 million Lotto Max draw last week. Joseph Gosselin-Rompré and Mylène Bourgeois got the news of their fortune after returning from a fishing trip. “We couldn’t believe it at first,” he said, recalling the moment he saw the winning amount on his phone screen. [] The post ‘We couldn’t believe it at first’: Montérégie couple win 40M Lotto Max jackpot appeared first on CityNews Montreal.

EDITORIAL: PM’s selective morality is based on trade

Feds hard on Israel but not Saudi Arabia, China, or India

Your First 5 Potential Moves When Inherited Wealth Makes You Rich Overnight

Your First 5 Potential Moves When Inherited Wealth Makes You Rich Overnight

Wealth is going ‘woke,’ says UBS: Rich people are now ‘younger, more female—and more openly queer,’ thanks to the Great Wealth Transfer

The new face of wealth has some ideas about how they want their money to work for wider society.

Gavin Newsom Just Took This Stupid Billionaire Tax Idea to a Whole New Level

Gavin Newsom Just Took This Stupid Billionaire Tax Idea to a Whole New Level

Quote of the day by Melinda French Gates: “Philanthropy to me means using your voice, your time, your skills, or your money, your resources, to change the world for the better” - a timeless lesson that proves generosity is about far more than wealth

Quote of the day by Melinda French Gates: “Philanthropy to me means using your voice, your time, your skills, or your money, your resources, to change the world for the better” - a timeless lesson that proves generosity is about far more than wealth

The world added nearly a million new millionaires in 2025 — but most people got poorer

Global personal wealth rose 10.8 last year, the fastest pace in years, yet median wealth fell in most markets

King Charles makes history by disclosing his tax bill for the first time – see the eyewatering sum he pays

King Charles and his son Prince William have made history by revealing their tax details for the first time - read on to see how much they pay...

Ro Khanna Shows How Billionaire Taxes Will Become Millionaire Taxes Then...

Ro Khanna Shows How Billionaire Taxes Will Become Millionaire Taxes Then...

Billionaire who owns Camden Market 'finances' Israeli military programmes

Billionaire who owns Camden Market 'finances' Israeli military programmes British consumers who spend money on three popular online competitions to win cars and cash are funding an Israeli billionaire who finances the Israeli military, according to a report in Novara Media. Teddy Sagi, the owner of the tourist hotspot Camden Market in London, is also the majority shareholder (69.5 percent of shares) of Winvia Entertainment Group, a British prize draw operator which owns the websites Rev Comps, Best of the Best (BOTB) and Click Competitions. According to Novara’s report, hundreds of thousands of Britons pay money into these sites, hoping to win luxury cars, homes, watches, tech prizes and more. BOTB says it has over half a million winners, and has awarded more than £147m in prizes. Read more: Billionaire who owns Camden Market 'finances' Israeli military programmes Israeli troops during a raid in Nablus city in the occupied West Bank on 27 August 2025 (AFP/Jaafar Ashtiyeh)

From poverty to prosperity: Why people move toward billionaire-rich nations – Patrick Phelps

From poverty to prosperity: Why people move toward billionaire-rich nations – Patrick Phelps

Tsipras’s EL.AS. party targets luxury cars, fast yachts, dividends and apartments with pools

Despite Alexis Tsipras’s promise that “this time” the middle class will not be taxed, comments from senior figures in his new left-wing party point to a very different approach towards wealth and high-end lifestyles The post Tsipras’s EL.AS. party targets luxury cars, fast yachts, dividends and apartments with pools appeared first on ProtoThema English.

Newsom spent $57K jetting around Europe on tab of wealthy donors, robotaxi firm

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ever-cozy relationship with wealthy donors and special interests helped fund 57,000 worth of flights, hotels and meals as he sought to raise his global profile and rub elbows with elites in Davos, Munich and London, according to records obtained by The Post. The overseas trips — which included appearances at the World []...Click to read more

Prince William is now a billionaire and richer than his old man

Yearly accounts for the Sovereign Grant have now been published.

The “Shakedown Artist” Behind CA’s Billionaire Tax

How a one-time 5 percent billionaire tax is shaking up 2028.

India's households miss global shift to financial assets: UBS

New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): Global personal wealth rose at its fastest pace in years in 2025, driven by strong financial markets and gains in non-financial assets, but India remains an outlier with only about one-fourth of household wealth held in financial assets, underscoring the country's continued dependence on property and other physical assets for wealth creation, according to the UBS Global Wealth Report 2

US Taxation Is Fueled by Quiet Envy

Forget equity and fairness and reducing so-called wealth gaps. The current “tax-the-rich” movement is driven by an unspoken pathology: envy.

Newsom Wants the Jacobins Cheering and the Billionaires Staying

Gavin Newsom has discovered the limits of his own revolution. After the California governor’s opposition failed to keep a union-backed wealth tax off the ballot, he had to explain himself to voters he has spent years training to believe billionaires are the problem. He chose Substack. There, in the same political breath, Newsom opposed a California billionaire tax while...

A beautiful, rich life

A beautiful, rich life

Bilal Kiyani, business community discuss tax reforms, export facilitation

Bilal Kiyani, business community discuss tax reforms, export facilitation

Do You Know What It Takes to Be a Millionaire? Test Your Knowledge

Do You Know What It Takes to Be a Millionaire? Test Your Knowledge

From libertarian dream to political weapon: How the far right appropriated the crypto wave

Leaders such as Trump, Milei and Bukele raise these assets as a banner to attract disenchanted citizens while profiting from their popularity

LAST WORD | A lesson in wealth management for those richest of the rich

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Winning $40m Powerball ticket sold at Westfield Woden store

Someone in Canberra is 40 million richer and may not know it, as The Lott is desperately waiting for them to check their ticket.

Should You Buy McDonald's Largest Franchisee, or All of Domino's Pizza?

One trades at a steep discount on valuation metrics; the other commands a premium for its digital-first model and cash generation.

How Aliko Dangote, Tony Elumelu and Others Become Billionaires

Sometimes, you ask yourself, how did Aliko Dangote and Tony Elumelu become so rich? How did they build businesses and scale to reach millions of people? To answer these questions, James Dumoulin, the founder of the financial literacy company School of Hard Knocks, came to Nigeria to interview them. James has interviewed some of the [] The post How Aliko Dangote, Tony Elumelu and Others Become Billionaires appeared first on BellaNaija - Showcasing Africa to the world. Read today!.

Self-made multimillionaire says Canadians ‘give no money away’ compared with Americans—research shows U.S. giving is more than twice as high

The gap between the rich and the poor continues to rise at an extraordinary pace. Just 56,000 ultra-wealthy individuals—the world’s richest 0.001—now control more wealth than the poorest 4 billion people on Earth combined, according to UBS’s 2026 Global Wealth Report. For Bill Holland, the former CEO of Canadian financial services giant CI Financial, that []

GPIQ: Tax-Efficient Income That Outperforms Peers

GPIQ: Tax-Efficient Income That Outperforms Peers

The West Still Confuses Weakness with Virtue

Photo Credit: Perchance AIBy David E. FiresterThe moral worth of a person, movement, or nation is not determined by how little power it appears to possess. It is determined by what it does with whatever power it has.

Majority of Dutch support hiking tax on big inheritances; 12% want to scrap it

More than half of Dutch people support taxing inheritances more heavily, especially big inheritances, according to a

Gavin Newsom’s Healthcare Tax: Just the Latest Hit to CA Families

Gavin Newsom’s Healthcare Tax: Just the Latest Hit to CA Families

The Wealth Tax Is Popular but Faces Serious Obstacles

Billionaire wealth has doubled in five years, and there’s a growing movement to tax it. But there’s a problem: the fate of a national wealth tax may ultimately hinge on a few words buried in an arcane passage in the Constitution.

Billionaires And Corporations Are Not Your Friends

You do not need to carry water for Xbox, PlayStation, or Taylor Swift

Forget Elon Musk: This Tech Titan Just Crashed the Billionaire Top 5 With a $77 Billion Surge

The recently-crowned fifth richest man in the world is worth more than Mark Zuckerberg, Jensen Huang and Bill Gates.