In a survey conducted in early 2020, 67 percent of adults in the United States believed that billionaires should be targeted and have to pay a wealth tax as part of the solution to wealth inequality.
Opinion of adults in the United States on whether billionaires should pay a wealth tax to reduce inequality in 2020
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The Hill. (February 26, 2020). Opinion of adults in the United States on whether billionaires should pay a wealth tax to reduce inequality in 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126082/public-opinion-billionaires-wealth-tax/
The Hill. "Opinion of adults in the United States on whether billionaires should pay a wealth tax to reduce inequality in 2020." Chart. February 26, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126082/public-opinion-billionaires-wealth-tax/
The Hill. (2020). Opinion of adults in the United States on whether billionaires should pay a wealth tax to reduce inequality in 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126082/public-opinion-billionaires-wealth-tax/
The Hill. "Opinion of Adults in The United States on Whether Billionaires Should Pay a Wealth Tax to Reduce Inequality in 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126082/public-opinion-billionaires-wealth-tax/
The Hill, Opinion of adults in the United States on whether billionaires should pay a wealth tax to reduce inequality in 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126082/public-opinion-billionaires-wealth-tax/ (last visited June 15, 2024)
Opinion of adults in the United States on whether billionaires should pay a wealth tax to reduce inequality in 2020 [Graph], The Hill, February 26, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1126082/public-opinion-billionaires-wealth-tax/