‘Patriotic Millionaires’ Say ‘Tax Me More’ — Yet Real Patriots Would Cut Taxes

When our columnist asked if any of the purportedly patriotic millionaires would comply with tax rates as high as 90 percent voluntarily, there was an embarrassing silence. No one raised his or her hand.

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The granddaughter of Walt Disney Company co-founder Roy Disney, Abigail Disney, at Sacramento, California, January 15, 2020. She is among the signatories of 'Proud To Pay More.' AP/Adam Beam

On Tax Day this year, about a dozen left-wing millionaires joined with some of the most liberal Democrats in Congress for a Washington, D.C., press conference. The luminaries included Walt Disney’s granddaughter, Abigail Disney, and a former BlackRock whiz kid, Morris Pearl. 

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