Now, the Brazilian government has a new proposal: a 2% global wealth tax on the uber-rich. It would impact the 3,000 wealthiest people in the world. And while 2% might not sound like much ...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren plans to propose a "wealth tax" on Americans with more than $50 million in an effort to combat inequality in the United States, according to an academic adviser behind the tax.

The last decade has been very lucrative for the world’s super-rich residents, fueling the drive by some advocates to tax them more. The top 1% has seen its wealth soar by $42 trillion over the ...

The conservative anti-tax advocates backing the Moores are hoping to use the case to stifle the nascent movement in favor of a wealth tax on the richest Americans. The Moore litigation ...