American billionaires have funneled more than $881 million into federal races in the 2022 midterm elections, according to a new report Thursday that prompted warnings about billionaires’ influence in politics. The report was compiled by the nonprofit organization Americans for Tax Fairness (ATF), which has a stated mission of educating and mobilizing the public “to […]
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Three very rich men discuss Trump, taxes, and the 1%
Pickens made the disclosure about his tax bill to CNN’s Carol Costello in a joint interview with billionaires Ken Langone and Leon Cooperman. The conversation touched on the three men’s wealth, their charitable work, and the current presidential election. Pickens, who fell off the Forbes billionaires list in 2014, said he isn’t paying taxes because […]