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Business Latest: Millionaires want higher taxes

Far from being a purely self-interested voting bloc, American millionaires have complicated views when it comes to the wealth gap and opportunity in America.
Investor Warren Buffett poses for a portrait during an interview after a luncheon to benefit the Glide Foundation of San Francisco in New York
Investor Warren Buffett poses for a portrait during an interview after a luncheon to benefit the Glide Foundation of San Francisco in New York on April 23, 2014.

MILLIONAIRES WANT HIGHER TAXES TO FIX INEQUALITY: In the heated debate over inequality, the wealthy are usually portrayed as the cause rather than the solution. But the first CNBC Millionaire Survey shows that most American millionaires believe inequality is a “major problem” for the U.S.  And nearly two thirds support higher taxes on the wealthy and a higher minimum wage as ways to narrow the wealth gap. The findings show that, far from being a purely self-interested voting bloc, American millionaires have complicated views when it comes to the wealth gap and opportunity in America.  Read more

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