Argentina weighs taxing rich to pay for pandemic measures
Argentina is planning a one-off levy on multimillionaires to finance pandemic measures. The rich feel squeezed, but many say that s the price of solidarity.
The proposal to tax the wealth of multimillionaires has broad working-class support
In a year of lengthy shutdowns and widespread financial fallout, both chambers of the National Congress have voted in favor of a one-time levy on the 11,865 Argentines whose individual assets add up to at least 200 million pesos (€2 million/$2.4 million) to help fund the fight against the novel coronavirus. Under the Aporte Solidario y Extraordinario (Extraordinary Solidarity Contribution), a graduated wealth tax would be imposed starting at 2% on domestic assets from 200 million pesos to 299 million and maxing out at 3.5% on assets above 3 billion pesos, and ranging from 3% to 5.25% on assets abroad. The idea is to help small businesses and less-wealthy Argentines, who are experie
2020 U.S. Presidential Election
The International Investigative Commission for Truth in Elections met on November 28 in a hearing sponsored by the Schiller Institute to hear testimony regarding irregularities and charges of voting fraud in the U.S. Presidential election. The following is the statement issued today by the distinguished panel of jurists. A number of the members of the Commission also issued additional, individual statements of their findings, which are included here after the joint statement.
Dec. 5, 2020
Commissioners:
1) Marino Elsevyf (Dominican Republic): Attorney-at-law; member of the 1995 Martin Luther King International Tribunal.
2) Simón Levy (Mexico): Doctor of Law from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM); former Under-Secretary of Tourism of Mexico.