While the ultra-rich fund celebrity spaceflights, the world faces rising
poverty and climate collapse.

Momentum is building at the G20 for a billionaire tax that could fund real
solutions—but it needs massive public pressure. 

Tell the G20: tax the rich.

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John,

If Jeff Bezos can afford to send Katy Perry to space, he can afford to pay
his taxes.

Billionaires are joyriding to the edge of Earth’s atmosphere—on Bezos’s
own space company, Blue Origin. His latest launch featured a celebrity
crew on an 11-minute thrill ride, while millions on Earth face poverty,
displacement, and climate disaster.

But here’s the solution they don’t want you to hear: A 2% wealth tax on
the world’s richest 3,000 billionaires could raise $250 billion every
single year — enough to save lives, protect ecosystems, and fund a just
transition to a greener future.

Last year, Brazil boldly proposed this tax at the G20 summit, with strong
support from nations across Africa and Latin America. But the oligarchs of
the world will do everything they can to block it. Why? Because they’d
rather dodge taxes and hoard their obscene wealth instead of pay their
fair share.

But 2025 could be the turning point. This year's G20 summit is being
hosted by South Africa, and its finance minister has supported the
proposal. If we all pile on now, we can make sure this rises to the top of
the agenda and more countries follow suit. 

[ [link removed] ]Tell the G20: tax the rich

A billionaire tax isn’t some radical idea—it’s an achievable solution
whose time has come. 

In 2024 alone, billionaire fortunes grew three times faster than the
previous year, pushing the world closer to an era where we will see the
first trillionaires. Meanwhile, wildfires, floods, and hurricanes are
becoming deadlier and more frequent, leaving millions to suffer.

A global billionaire tax could fund the urgent climate solutions we need,
protect communities on the frontlines, and create a greener, fairer world
for us all. But until there is massive public demand, lawmakers will
continue to serve the oligarchy instead of the people they represent.

Now we have a chance to change that, but we need everyone's help to make
our call impossible to ignore. Add your name and share this widely: 

[ [link removed] ]Tell the G20: tax the rich

The Ekō community has proven its power before—forcing insurers to drop
fossil fuel projects, holding banks accountable for climate destruction,
and taking on the biggest polluters. This year we can do it again with
billionaires - are you in?



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Thanks for all that you do,
Deborah and the team at Ekō


More information:

[ [link removed] ]Billionaires' wealth soared in 2024, with 4 minted every week, says
Oxfam
Al Jazeera. 20 January 2025

[ [link removed] ]Taxing the super-rich: More possible than ever
Social Europe. 08 August 2024
[ [link removed] ]No more fiscal favours’: Calls to tax super-rich gain traction around
the world
The Guardian. 12 August 2024
[ [link removed] ]Blue Origin crew safely back on Earth after all-female space flight
BBC. 14 April 2025

 

 

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