Austrian Marlene Engelhorn, who inherited from her family who owns the Germany's chemical giant BASF, poses with a placard reading "Tax the rich!"
at the entrance of the Congress center on the opening of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, on January 15, 2024.
In an open letter to political leaders gathered at the annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, the rich signatories said they wished to deliver a clear message: "Tax our extreme wealth."
"We are surprised that you have failed to answer a simple question that we have been asking for three years: when will you tax extreme wealth?"
But it will turn extreme and unproductive private wealth into an investment for our common democratic future."
Persons:
Marlene Engelhorn, Fabrice COFFRINI, FABRICE COFFRINI, Abigail Disney, Simon Pegg, Valerie Rockefeller, Brian Cox, Logan Roy, Cox
Organizations:
BASF, Economic, Getty, Oxfam
Locations:
Davos, AFP, Switzerland, HBO's