The slogan “Tax the rich and save the world” comes from a message from the Patriotic Millionaires—a group of more than 200 high-net-worth Americans, from investors and executives to filmmakers and heirs, who are actively lobbying Congress to raise their own taxes.

Millionaires are watching billionaires pull further ahead financially, and watching their coastal properties sink closer to the waterline as unchecked carbon emissions push sea levels higher.

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    • TAX == transitive verb To hold accountable

    • TAX == verb transitive To make demands on supported by kinetic measures of the new state.

    • TAX == noun An enforced proportional contribution levied on persons, property, or income, either by the authority of the new state for the support of the new government.