Huey Long campaigned on a wealth cap back in the 30’s on his ‘Share our wealth’ platform. The excess wealth taxed at 100% was to be used for essentially a universal basic income (Each person to receive the equivalent of $38k yearly).
He was assassinated. The rich elite of Louisiana and the Oil companies he massively increased state taxes on to fund his public programs rejoiced.
Huey Long campaigned on a wealth cap back in the 30’s on his ‘Share our wealth’ platform. The excess wealth taxed at 100% was to be used for essentially a universal basic income (Each person to receive the equivalent of $38k yearly).
He was assassinated. The rich elite of Louisiana and the Oil companies he massively increased state taxes on to fund his public programs rejoiced.
Ken Burn’s first documentary was on Huey Long, highly worth a watch.