The Christian Science Monitor: Occupy Wall Street’s latest converts: the 1 percent?
By Daniel B. Wood and Gloria Goodale The Christian Science Monitor, November 2, 2011 A group of wealthy young Americans starts a social-media campaign in support of Occupy Wall Street. Its message: Tax us! But some analysts are skeptical. In this Sept. 30 file photo, members of Local 100 of the Transport Workers Union enter [...]
LA Times: Website lets wealthy 1% show support for the other 99%
By Jim Puzzanghera Los Angeles Times, November 2, 2011 Reporting from Washington— While members of the so-called 99% take part in Occupy Wall Street protests, a new website lets some of the wealthy 1% declare their support for the movement. The site, called “We are the 1 percent. We stand with the 99 percent,” lets people post photos pronouncing [...]
msnbc.com: ‘Occupy’ protesters find allies in ranks of the wealthy
by Miranda Leitsinger Posted on msnbc.com, 10/21/11 The “Occupy Wall Street” protesters — also known as the “99 percent” — have struck a chord with at least a few members of an unexpected audience: America’s rich and privileged. United under the banner “We are the 1 percent: We stand with the 99 percent,” a [...]
Portfolio.com: Tumbling to the Protest
by Michael del Castillo Posted on Porfolio.com, 10/24/11 The Occupy Wall Street protests that spread across the United States and the world have been polarizing. But a group of self-proclaimed one percenters, has reached out to bridge the gap via Tumblr, aligning themselves with the 99 percent. Some rich Americans show support for the Occupy [...]
Wall Street Journal: Super-Wealthy Join Protesters on Wall Street
by Rebecca Rothbaum Originally posted on the Wall Street Journal blog, October 20, 2011 It might not be all that surprising to learn the granddaughter of oil tycoon H.L. Hunt has been spending a lot of time on Wall Street. But the heiress hasn’t been going there to manage her fortune. Leah Hunt-Hendrix, 28 years old, [...]
Huffington Post: Paul Ryan’s Newest Tax Policy Talking Point Trips Over Reality
Originally posted on 10/12/11 on The Huffington Post by Zach Carter and Sam Stein WASHINGTON — Joseph Rotella is president and owner of the Spencer Organ Co., a small business with 10 employees that specializes in rehabilitating pipe organs from churches and communities around the country. The operation does quite well, with roughly $2 million [...]
The Washington Post: Patriotic Millionaire Doug Edwards asks the President “Would you please raise my taxes?”
Obama gets a feel-good moment on jobs package Originally posted in The Washington Post By David Nakamura, Published: September 26 MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Finally, an unemployed American whom President Obama was happy to hear from. During a town-hall style event here at the Computer History Museum, Obama was answering tough questions about his $447 billion American Jobs [...]
Pendred Noyce in Mercury News: Warren Buffett isn’t the only wealthy American willing to pay higher taxes
Originally posted in San Jose Mercury News September 20, 2011 Pendred Noyce is president of Tumblehome Learning, Inc., and a member of Wealth for Common Good, a network of business and civic leaders promoting fair and adequate taxation. Her father, Robert Noyce, was co-inventor of the microchip and co-founder of Intel Corporation. She wrote this [...]
Resource Generation Blog: Young Philanthropists and Entrepreneurs Respond to Buffett
From the Resource Generation Blog: This letter to the editor was submitted to the NY Times at the end of last week. Sign on to a longer version of this letter at lettertothefuture.us. The Letter to the Future site will be updated soon with additional sponsors and information. Warren Buffett’s op-ed, “Stop Coddling the Super-Rich,” struck a chord. As young philanthropists and [...]
Reuters Money: Millionaires in favor of raising their own taxes remain hopeful
By Lou Carlozo, September 1, 2011, in Reuters Money blog. Though you could argue that any time’s a good time to be rich, perhaps many of the millionaires who support Wealth for the Common Goodhave grown weary of eating humble pie with those silver spoons. First President Obama did what many rich liberals considered unthinkable, [...]