United Airlines CEO: 'We should have a national wealth tax'
Kirby said airlines must charge for premium seats to cover costs and argued that wealth inequality justifies a national wealth tax.
- United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby advocated for a national wealth tax and inheritance taxes approaching 100% during an interview with The New York Times, citing wealth inequality as a "danger" to society.
- Kirby made these statements while discussing declining public trust in corporate executives, arguing a national wealth tax is necessary to prevent wealthy Americans from relocating to avoid such payments.
- The CEO received $32.3 million in total compensation in 2025, about 334 times the $96,670 median employee pay, while defending airline fees for seating preferences as necessary to deliver services.
- Social media users threatened to boycott United following the interview, questioning how the CEO justifies his compensation while arguing inequality threatens American society.
- Despite concerns about inequality, Kirby expressed optimism about the broader economy, telling the newspaper the future of the United States is "incredibly bright.
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The CEO of United Airlines, Scott Kirby, called for imposing a new national wealth tax on Americans as well as hiking the death tax rate to 100 percent. “We should have a national wealth tax — it won’t work by state because people will just move,” Kirby told the New York Times in a recent […]
Scott Kirby, CEO of United Airlines, proposed to establish a national tax on wealth and raise taxes on a person’s assets when he dies to levels close to 100% in certain cases. The businessman made these statements during an interview with The New York Times, in which he argued that these policies would help fight inequality in the United States. “Economic inequality has become a danger to our society, and we must address it,” Kirby told the NYT.…
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