Responsible Wealth

11/08/2022

It's time for the 1% to our pay their Fair Share. If you live in Massachusetts, please vote YES on ballot Question 1 to support the Fair Share Amendment!

Mike Lapham, Director of the Responsible Wealth Project, a program of United for a Fair Economy, shares his support in this short video.

08/11/2022

This is today’s economic reality: those at the bottom are working harder and going without, while those at the top who profited during the pandemic are continuing life as usual.

According to a recent New York Times article, “Already, there are signs that poorer families are cutting back. If richer families don’t pull back as much — if they keep going on vacations, dining out and buying new cars and second homes — many prices could keep rising. The Fed might need to raise interest rates even more to bring inflation under control, and that could cause a sharper slowdown.”

This would be devastating for poorer families that would inevitably be the first and most impacted by a sharper slowdown or deepening crisis. It would mean lost hours and higher unemployment, especially for low wage workers. But it doesn’t have to be this way…

Responsible Wealth, a project of United for a Fair Economy, is a network of high net wealth and/or income individuals in the U.S. who believe that growing inequality is not in their best interest, nor in the best interest of society. Our Responsible Wealth members (like the one quoted in this article!) speak out on economic and social justice issues and advocate for fair taxes on wealthy individuals like themselves. Shout out to all the Responsible Wealth members using their unique voices to advocate for a fairer economy!

Americans with low incomes are pulling back from buying even as their richer counterparts keep spending — with potentially big consequences.

07/20/2022

Members of Responsible Wealth: We don’t often ask this, but we’re asking you to take 5-10 minutes to call your three members of Congress (two Senators and one Rep) to identify yourself as a high net wealth constituent and ask that they include taxes on the ultra-rich in the current budget package.

If you do one thing today, pick up the phone and let your Senators know that inaction is unacceptable.

69% of voters believe the rich + corporations should pay more of their fair share in taxes. So why can't our Senators get it done?

We need them to lower costs for families, make the wealthy and greedy corporations pay their fair share, and fight climate change, and we need to do it NOW.

Senators need to know WE are watching as wealthy special interests too often determine what gets done in Washington, and that we’re not going to stand for it. Please call your U.S. senators today.

07/19/2022

Democratic policies—and efforts to rein in excessive wealth—both got hammered.

07/15/2022

Over 300 high-net-worth individuals have signed the letter calling upon Congress to keep a surtax on millionaires' income in the new spending bill!

The Responsible Wealth project director, Mike Lapham, spoke at the press conference about the letter. Over 200 of those who signed are members of Responsible Wealth (a project of the national nonprofit United for a Fair Economy).

Read the letter and press release on our blog:

The letter asks the Senate to include a millionaires surcharge on incomes over $10 million in the current infrastructure budget and revenue package.

07/14/2022

Thanks to all our members who signed!

Congress is renegotiating a spending package to pass some of Biden's economic agenda. A group of millionaires want to pay a wealth tax to help.

12/13/2021

Fixed it for you, TIME.

11/02/2021

The Responsible Wealth Project organized our members to sign on to a letter in support of the Billionaire Income Tax as part of the Democrat's social-spending package. Over 100 of the 250 millionaire signers are RW members or connected with UFE. The letter was organized by Americans for Tax Fairness, The Patriotic Millionaires and Responsible Wealth. Since the beginning of the pandemic, UFE billionaire wealth has increased by 70% while millions have lost jobs. https://thehill.com/policy/finance/579426-millionaires-urge-democrats-to-include-billionaire-tax-in-spending-bill?rl=1

09/06/2021

Save the Date - Mark your calendar - Register Today!

United for a Fair Economy/Spontaneous Celebrations Golf Outing
Wednesday, September 29, 8:30-2:30
Robert T. Lynch Golf Course - Brookline, MA

You deserve a day off…and you can support two good causes, enjoy a round of golf, and have some good food with good people! Enter a raffle for Red Sox tickets behind home plate or a round of golf for four at Belmont Country Club, and other prizes. All levels are welcome - you don’t need to be an active golfer (or a good golfer!) to play. It’s more about fun and fundraising!

First Annual United for a Fair Economy/Spontaneous Celebrations Golf Outing

Entry Fee: $250 suggested*** donation per person ($800 per foursome)
Continental breakfast and BBQ lunch included (burgers, dogs, pulled pork, slaw & drinks)
Arrive* 8:30 to use the new driving range (included)
Tee time: 9:30am (shotgun start)
Lunch and awards at 1:30 (closest to pin (2), longest drives, raffle, silent auction, etc.)

Please register TODAY using this google form**
Questions: contact Mike Lapham at 617-304-4813 (text or call)
or at [email protected]

Please share this invitation LIBERALLY to friends,
family, lists, and any golfers you know!

If you can’t join us, please consider making a
donation to one of these organizations today!

*Robert T. Lynch Municipal Golf Course at Putterham Meadows
1281 West Roxbury Parkway
Brookline, MA 02467

** registration url: https://forms.gle/UCBvZPGcUaUYmNyw6
***talk to me if you’d like to play but can’t swing $250.

Spontaneous Celebrations is a multicultural arts organization located in Jamaica Plain, MA
and is known for its annual Wake Up the Earth festival and Lantern Parade
among many other activities and projects. www.spontaneouscelebrations.org

United for a Fair Economy (UFE) is a national non-profit organization that works to draw attention to and narrow the growing income and wealth gap and the racial economic divide in the US,
and gives individuals and organizations tools they can use to narrow the gap. www.faireconomy.org

09/01/2021

Today 50 Responsible Wealth members joined hundreds of other wealthy individuals in signing a letter urging Congress to raise their taxes to cover the cost of critical government investments in preventing climate change, supporting the care economy, and more through the budget resolution package! Join us! www.fairshareforamerica.org

06/10/2021

"For over 20 years, Responsible Wealth members have advocated for progressive taxes on income and capital gains, and for taxing the wealth of people like themselves. This report makes it abundantly clear that the time for taxing wealth has long since arrived."

—United for a Fair Economy's Responsible Wealth Project