Since 2020 the richest 1% have captured almost ⅔ of the wealth produced. In the meantime, extreme poverty has increased and nearly 2 billion workers now live in countries where inflation is outpacing wages.
But numbers speak louder than words: in 2018, Elon Musk, the second-richest person in the world, paid no federal income taxes. Just like Jeff Bezos, who did not pay a penny in federal income taxes in 2007 and in 2011. In France, a country renowned for its high level of taxation, the 370...