LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault, once the world's richest man, said a 2% wealth tax would destroy the French economy

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Bernard Arnault, Chairman and chief executive officer of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, delivers a speech at the Viva Technology conference in Paris, France, June 16, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
Bernard Arnault, Chairman and CEO of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE, delivers a speech at the Viva Technology conference in Paris

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Massachusetts' millionaire tax is earning more than expected and could help make up for the last few years of high earners fleeing the state

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Martha's Vineyard Airport.

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Bill Gates thinks the super-wealthy should pay more tax – and plenty of rich people agree

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Bill Gates at the World Economic Forum in Davos.

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Abigail Disney regrets that she once flew alone on her family's private Boeing 737 from California to New York

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Abigail Disney is calling for a tax on extreme wealth.

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America's economy should be 'thrilled' billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Warren Buffett exist, think-tank director says

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Jeff Bezos.

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All billionaires should pay a 2% global minimum tax, a research report backed by a Nobel Prize-winning economist says

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Billionaires should have to pay at least a 2% wealth tax, the EU Tax Observatory says.

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Dozens of rich Norwegians worth billions have relocated to Switzerland to escape higher taxes

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Switzerland has long been considered a tax haven

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Warren Buffett wrote to Leon Cooperman about stock buybacks, taxing the rich, and the presidency. Here are the 3 messages, from Cooperman's new memoir

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Leon Cooperman.

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