If We Actually Wanted to Balance the Budget

The Real Budget Solution

If the real goal was balancing the budget, we'd implement a modest wealth tax on the ultra-wealthy instead of nickel and diming working Americans through program cuts. Just 27,313 ultra-wealthy individuals could contribute enough to transform our fiscal outlook.

While politicians claim we need to cut food assistance, healthcare, and education to "balance the budget," they conveniently ignore the massive potential revenue from those who've benefited most from our economy. The 813 American billionaires alone have enough wealth that a 2% annual tax would generate hundreds of billions in revenue.

Instead, we're told that programs helping millions of ordinary Americans must be slashed. This isn't about fiscal responsibility—it's about protecting the wealthiest from contributing their fair share while shifting the burden to those who can least afford it.