Washington billionaire tax proposal tries to find equity, includes 'escape' loopholes Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Howard Schultz are all worth billions of dollars - and they're all Washington residents. Now, state lawmakers are considering a wealth tax on resident billionaires.
KUOW Newsroom Tax a billionaire, raise some cash? It's an idea WA Democrats are floating Washington billionaires would pay a “wealth tax” under a proposal in the state House that will get a public hearing on Tuesday . The bill is sponsored...
There's Rich, And Then There's Jeff Bezos Rich: Meet The World's Centibillionaires The Amazon CEO and four other billionaires are part of the world's most exclusive club in the midst of the pandemic: those whose fortunes exceed $100 billion.
All Things Considered Bill Gates, Who Has Warned About Pandemics For Years, On The U.S. Response So Far Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates gives high marks for social distancing efforts but low marks for testing. He says he thinks large public gatherings may have to wait until there's a vaccine.
Speakers Forum 'Woke' capitalism? Anand Giridharadas isn't buying it ‘We don’t have a bad apple problem, we have an bad orchard problem ’ Anand Giridharadas remarks to a Seattle audience.
KUOW Newsroom Medina, the suburb where Bill Gates lives, says it's strapped for cash The City of Medina says it could be in deep financial trouble if it can't collect more revenue from taxpayers.
What is the role of philanthropy in Seattle? Seattle has a rich history of big giving that goes back to the middle of the last century. As a communications officer at the Gates Foundation, Local...
Gates Foundation releases 'report card' for Warren Buffett's $30 billion gift Deborah Wang talks with Geekwire co-founder Todd Bishop about how Bill Gates and the Gates Foundation are spending the $30 billion gift from billionaire...
Facebook CEO Disrupts Philanthropy World With New Charity Initiative Bill Radke talks to Whitney Williams, director of the local charity consulting firm Williams Works, about Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's pledge to...
Climate Activists Call On Gates Foundation To Do More While the world's richest man was meeting with world leaders in Paris at the global climate summit, climate activists marched on his foundation's...
