
How to pay 1% (or less) in tax
No-one enjoys paying tax, even if we do enjoy the benefits such tax brings — roads, schools, parks, vaccinations, politicians… maybe not the last one. Still, if you’re paying your fair share, it irks when you find out someone else isn’t. It hurts even more when you discover the people paying 1% or less are the likes of Jeff Bezos (1%), Warren Buffet (0.1%), and both Michael Bloomberg and George Soros paying sweet fokal in many years. ProPublica dives deep into the dirty tax data of America’s billionaires to bring us these shocking findings. And if you don’t go for that, at least check out the great scrollytelling viz of Bezos’ mammoth wealth.