Save the climate, tax the rich

Save the climate, tax the rich

To save the environment, it is time to tax the rich and address their out-sized impact on climate change.

"Tax The Rich" Scheme Pushed By Trump Administration

President Donald Trump has reportedly urged Speaker Mike Johnson to raise the top individual tax rate from 37 percent to 39.6 percent for incomes over $2.5 million for a single filer, or $5 million for joint filers. This was suggested as a way to close the carried interest loophole in order to fund middle-class tax cuts. But the middle-class tax cuts haven’t happened yet, and most are still struggling and live paycheck to paycheck. So right now,…