Aug 14 2024 36 mins
Your favorite billionaire might pay less in taxes than you do. And that’s by design! The U.S. tax code has sexism and racism baked right into it. But if we taxed the patriarchy, we’d have enough money for the things that really matter—from child care and health care to education and housing. We talked to activist, philanthropist, and filmmaker Abby Disney and NWLC tax genius Amy Matsui about why it’s past time for Taylor, Jay-Z, Elon, and Jeff to pay their fair share.
Resources:
- Learn more about Abby’s latest movie, The American Dream and Other Fairytales
- Try out NWLC’s Tax the Patriarchy calculator, where you can tax the rich and decide how to invest that money to benefit our country
- Learn more about the Patriotic Millionaires
- See the Tax Justice Is Gender Justice series of reports
- Read The Faulty Foundations of the Tax Code: Gender and Racial Bias in Our Tax Laws