Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: United Airlines CEO faces rightwing backlash after calling for US wealth tax
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Source: theguardian.com
<p>Scott Kirby says wealth inequality is a ‘danger to society’ and calls for inheritance tax in recent interview</p><p>Scott Kirby, the CEO of United Airlines, is under scrutiny from conservative politicians and commentators for saying wealth inequality is a “danger to society” and calling for a national wealth and inheritance tax in a recent interview.</p><p>Talking to the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/business/scott-kirby-united-airlines.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">New York Times</a>, Kirby was asked about the growing public distrust of CEOs and whether he felt any responsibility to quell that distrust.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/oct/20/scott-kirby-united-wealth-tax-backlash" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>
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