‘It Beats Pitchfork Rebellions and the Guillotine’: Why These Super-Rich Americans Are Asking For Higher Taxes

Image: The execution of Robespierre and his supporters in 1794. The French Revolution’s Reign of Terror period ended with the execution of Robespierre and his supporters on July 28, 1794. Source: Gallica, the digital library of the National Library of France (BnF) and its partners, via Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain. Article by Philip Elliott. Time – April 15, 2026.

As far as political protest goes, this was among the most civilized I have ever witnessed. The organizers did not make any noise beyond the idling truck covered in changing digital billboards. There were no chants on the sidewalks, no signs to leave behind as litter. The workers at the estate of billionaire Jeff Bezos looked with curiosity that quickly gave way to indifference as the visitors’ vehicle flipped through a three-minute slide deck mocking […]

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