by Chase Burns • Mar 1, 2021 at 4:45 pm It s not just a few billionaires getting wealthier, said Rep. Pramila Jayapal during a presser unveiling the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act today, There have been 46 new billionaires created during this pandemic. (The Institute for Policy Studies estimates the pandemic created
Here s your daily evening round-up of the latest local and national news. (Like our coverage? Please consider making a recurring contribution to The Stranger to keep it comin !) It is time for a wealth tax in America, proclaimed Sen. Elizabeth Warren while unveiling the Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act this afternoon. Warren was flanked by Seattle Rep. Pramila Jayapal and Rep. Brendan Boyle from Pennsylvania. The tax would levy a 2% annual tax on the net worth of households and trusts between $50 million and $1 billion as well as a 1% annual surtax on assets above $1 billion, for a 3% tax overall on billionaires, describes CNN
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Gasoline prices in California are the highest in the nation, and rising. (Shutterstock)
LAMORINDA, CA If you ve noticed gasoline prices have been going up in Lamorinda, you re not alone.
Average gas prices, on the week and the month, have increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia as of Monday. The national average, at $2.72 per gallon, is a 30-cent increase from a month ago and 28 cents more than this time last year, according to a AAA report. It s the most expensive daily average since August 2019.
In California, the average price for regular gas is 3.69 per gallon, while midgrade gas is going for a $3.86 average and premium gas for 3.99.
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Gas prices are going up in Ohio. (Renee Schiavone/Patch)
OHIO If you ve noticed gasoline prices have been going up in Ohio, you re not alone.
Average gas prices, on the week and the month, have increased in all 50 states and the District of Columbia as of Monday. The national average, at $2.72 per gallon, is a 30-cent increase from a month ago and 28 cents more than this time last year, according to a AAA report. It s the most expensive daily average since August 2019.
In Ohio, the average price for regular gas is $2.69 per gallon, while midgrade gas is going for a $3.05 average and premium gas for $3.32.
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