“I have already expressed myself in the past and I repeat it today with even greater conviction: it is right and urgent to introduce a Millionaire Tax. The latest Bankitalia data certify an asymmetry that is no longer tolerable: in Italy over 60% of wealth is concentrated in the hands of 10% of the population. A strong and structural response for the redistribution of wealth can no longer be postponed.
I want to be clear: I’m not talking about putting our hands in the pockets of families, small savers or the middle class now crushed by wages that are losing purchasing power and by an increasingly unsustainable cost of living. I’m talking about asking for a contribution from families like Elkann or Caltagirone. And we must do it using the right words: continuing to brandish the generic term ‘patrimonial’ is misleading and counterproductive.” M5S MP Chiara Appendino says this in a note.
«The right protects privileges and incomes»
«It’s a worn-out word, an old formula that the right uses as a shield to protect its representatives, defend incomes and privileges and maintain the status quo. If we want to build a more just country, the 5 Star Movement and the entire progressive field must have the courage to challenge privileges and reduce inequalities, putting social justice back at the center of the political agenda.
Building an alternative to Giorgia Meloni also means making a clear choice. So yes, I repeat: the Millionaire Tax is needed immediately. In fact, we are already late,” he concluded.