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U.S. billionaires now collectively own $5.1 trillion in wealth. The bottom 50% of the U.S. population combined owns $3.4 trillion in wealth.
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In a matter of years, he says, the U.S.' fragile democratic system could collapse under the weight of a long-running reactionary onslaught.
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Last month, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that monthly Medicare Part B premiums would be increased to $170.10 in 2022, up from the current level of $148.50.
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"This draft deal is not a plan to solve the climate crisis, it's an agreement that we’ll all cross our fingers and hope for the best."
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"When 41% of the American people tell us that their top priority is for us to expand Medicare to include dental and vision benefits... what should we do? We should listen to the…
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"Whatever our so-called 'leaders' are doing," said Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, "they are doing it wrong."
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"Taxing multinationals at 15% would still leave them facing a lower rate than the average American pays in state and federal income tax."
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