The United States has become a plutocracy where the ultra-rich have all the wealth and power.
Who has Excessive Wealth?
It’s not just billionaires. 300,000 American households with net assets of more than $50 million each have a total $40 trillion combined. That’s equal to the national debt, and to the total net worth of 265 million Americans.
Tax the Ultra-Rich
The ultra-rich have rigged the system to grow and protect their wealth and weaponized it to distort our economy and democracy. It’s time to build a system that empowers working people by enacting a package of Ultra Rich Taxes (URTs): an income surtax, a wealth tax, and rules that stop dynastic fortunes from passing tax-free to heirs.
Our Work
EWC affiliate TGB (Tax the Greedy Billionaires) is launched.
Five and Dime Wealth Tax Proposal – Raises $7 trillion!
Study of the Millionaires Surtax – Raises $1.5 trillion!
Excessive Wealth Disorder Blog
Make Them Less Rich
Wealth inequality is distorting our democracy and economy, creating status anxiety, driving loneliness in our society, and making all of us worse off in so many ways. We can’t pretend that tax policy can solve all these problems, but it can and must be used to dramatically reduce the harms caused by the ultra-rich.
Other Voices
Philanthropy’s Chosen Blind Spot: The Harms of Extreme Wealth
Apr 28, 2026 | Larry Ottinger, Inside Philanthropy
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