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Wealth tax: Why are countries afraid to tax the ultrarich?

Deutsche Welle · · 940 words · By Timothy Rooks
Wealth Tax Debate Economic inequality
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“Ultra-high-net-worth individuals have at least $30 million (€25.9 million) in investable assets, while the superrich have $300 million or more.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the financial services industry, a high-net-worth individual (HNWI) is a person who maintains liquid assets at or above a certain threshold. Typically the criterion is that the person's financial a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-net-worth_individual
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Counting all degrees, Harvard University comes in first place in terms of the total number of billionaire alumni. The University of Pennsylvania comes in first if only bachelor's degrees are counted, …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Net worth is the value of all the non-financial and financial assets owned by an individual or institution minus the value of all its outstanding liabilities. Financial assets minus outstanding liabil…
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“Mitt Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, senator and US presidential candidate, wrote a guest essay titled 'Tax the Rich, Like Me' in the New York Times in December 2025.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12, 1947) is an American businessman and retired politician who served as a United States senator from Utah from 2019 to 2025 and as the 70th governor of Massachusetts …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2012 presidential campaign of Mitt Romney officially began on June 2, 2011, when former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney formally announced his candidacy for the Republican Party nomination for …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The public image of Mitt Romney refers to how Americans view Mitt Romney. Following his 2008 presidential campaign, Romney's personal and political appearance increased. Romney's values and affiliatio…
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“Zohran Mamdani, New York City's new mayor, has proposed increasing the city's income tax rate from 3.9% to 5.9% on income over a million dollars annually.”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zohran Mamdani has served as the 112th mayor of New York City since January 1, 2026. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Socialists of America, Mamdani was elected mayor in the 2025 el…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Rama Sawaf Duwaji (born June 30, 1997) is an American animator, illustrator, and ceramist. Her illustrations have been featured in The New Yorker and The Washington Post, as well as at Vice, the BBC, …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Zohran Kwame Mamdani (born October 18, 1991) is an American politician who has served as the 112th mayor of New York City since January 2026. A member of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Social…
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“Lawmakers in the state of Washington passed a new tax on personal income over $1 million at the beginning of March 2026.”
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“Since 1965, 13 OECD countries have imposed a net wealth tax.”
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“Today, only four countries still have a wealth tax, among them Norway, Spain and Switzerland.”
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“The German Constitutional Court ruled in 1995 that the country's wealth tax ran afoul of the principle of equality and declared it unconstitutional.”
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“The Dutch Supreme Court ruled in 2021 that its country's wealth tax violated European law regarding property rights and non-discrimination.”
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“A 0.1 percentage point increase in Norway's wealth tax led to high-net-worth individuals relocating to Switzerland and the UK.”
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“California proposed a one-time 5% wealth tax on individuals with net worth exceeding $1 billion.”
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