Excessive Wealth is the Defining Crisis of Our Lifetimes

The ultra-rich use their vast wealth and influence to make life harder for the rest of us.

Elon Musk, Jeff Besos, Mark Zuckerberg

What We Do

Excessive Wealth Institute

The Excessive Wealth Institute develops research on how excessive wealth harms our economy, our democracy, and our daily lives. We are working to replace a culture that celebrates greed with one that values shared prosperity.

Tax the Greedy Billionaires

Tax the Greedy Billionaires connects America’s excessive wealth crisis to the costs families feel every day: billionaires distorting housing and health care markets, driving up prices, and polluting our planet. We bring together lawmakers, advocates, and experts to champion bold solutions for taxing the ultra-wealthy.

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STATEMENT: Tax the Greedy Billionaires Celebrates Growing National Momentum for Wealth Tax After El-Sayed Win

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STATEMENT: California Democrats Vote to Back Wealth Tax, Defy Billionaires’ and Newsom’s Attempts to Block It

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Statement: Tax the Greedy Billionaires Condemns Musk’s Midterm Intervention, Reiterates Calls for Congress to Tax Wealth

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About Us

Excessive Wealth is laser focused on reducing the wealth and power of the ultra-wealthy in order to build an economy and democracy that empowers working people. The Excessive Wealth Institute funds research about the top 0.2% and the societal impacts of excessive wealth, while Tax the Greedy Billionaires advocates for bold solutions to break up concentrations of wealth and power.

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