Some of the world's rich people have called on their governments to tax more and sustainably to help tackle the current health crisis.
The French newspaper Le Nouvele Observatory said that a group of 83 millionaires launched an appeal in an open letter published yesterday, Monday, with the aim of contributing to recovery from the crisis caused by the Corona pandemic.
"We - the millionaires signed below - are asking our governments to raise taxes on people like us in an immediate, concrete and lasting way," the letter said.
The newspaper reported that the signers of the letter - who were mostly Americans - stressed the role they must play during the health crisis thanks to the money they can provide saying, "We have money, a lot of money that we need badly at the moment, and we will still need it in the coming years." ".
Among the millionaires named at the end of the message are co-founder of American ice cream giant Ben & Jerry's Jerry Greenfield, American singer Julia Stone and British director Richard Curtis.
This message - published before the G20 finance ministers' meeting and the extraordinary European summit aimed at devising a plan to revitalize the European Union this week - calls on governments to make lasting decisions to provide a lasting response to the crisis.
"The problems caused by Covid-19 disease cannot be solved through charitable causes," millions of owners said in the message.
Millionaires for humanity
The newspaper quoted what the group calling itself "Millionaires for Humanity" wrote on a website with the same name, "We are not the people who care for patients in intensive care units, we do not drive ambulances that transport patients to the hospital, nor are we the ones who fill the shelves Grocery stores or give food to the homes. "
The group expressed regret over the effects of the health crisis, the number of children denied school, and the lack of protective equipment available for hospitals and health care workers.
She reminded of the low incomes of the people who are on the frontline in the fight against the crisis, "and the risks these brave people undertake on a voluntary and daily basis in order to care for others."
Rebalance
The Corona epidemic has led to a historical recession in the world, prompting governments to spend billions to help families and companies hard hit by the economic paralysis caused by stone, and years ago billionaires - such as Warren Buffett and Bill Gates - were demanding more taxes on them.
A year ago, a small group of American billionaires including businessman George Soros, Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes, heirs of "Empires" and "Disney" empires and others published a message to support the idea of a tax on wealth.