According to a Fiscal Policy Institute analysis of IRS Statistics of Income data, the states with the most progressive tax systems have the highest concentration of millionaires per filer in the country.
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Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
23 Sep. 2026
The pair found that about three-quarters of these millionaires started their own businesses, while the vast majority didn't inherit money.
In this case, that’s made easier by the wealth of Kraft and the other venue owners who did not want Macklemore on their stages, along with populist anger at billionaires.
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Kenneth L. Marcus,
New York Daily News,
25 Sep. 2026
With no fair government review, this fight pits individual families against corporations and billionaires with in-house legal teams, powerful lobbyists and endless public relations resources.
Not until early in the next century did Congress take on the depredations of Gilded Age plutocrats.
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Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Sep. 2026
Not to mention a conga line of billionaire tech, real-estate, and finance plutocrats paying feasance to a faux populist in exchange for contracts, pardons, and sundry favors.
Other significant players include venture capitalists Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, and OpenAI president and co-founder Greg Brockman.
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Katie McQue,
NPR,
26 Sep. 2026
At the same time, national governments need to follow established best practices and create attractive environments for top innovators, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists.
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