The actor joined 250 other members of the upper classes in calling for higher tariffs for those with multi-million dollar net worths.
Brian Cox is an actor who made millions of dollars on the big screen and one of his biggest roles was as Logan Roy in the series Succession. The actor joined 250 other millionaires at the World Economic Forum in Davos to demand higher taxes for the richest people in the world.
The Briton added his signature to the manifesto which declared: “Our request is simple: We ask them to tax us, the richest in society.The billionaires argued that this would not affect their standard of living or harm the economic growth of their countries. They added: “It will turn extreme and unproductive private wealth into an investment in our common democratic future.”
Who is Brian Cox and why he demands to pay more taxes
The winner of a Golden Globe for Best Actor drama for his role in Succession, he began his career in film productions in 1971 with the film Nicholas and Alexandra. He later gained popularity for being the first actor to portray the murderer Hannibal Lecter in cinemas.
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The group that Cox joined as a claimant indicated that We must stop talking about philanthropy and move on to the concept of taxesThey pointed out that the richest do not pay their fair share. They also argued that the The social gap has widened since the pandemic due to coronavirus, as it was reported that the fortunes of the five richest men in the world increased by 114% since 2020 while 5 billion people became poorer.
Among the signatories of the document were the heiress of one of the largest fortunes in the United States, Valerie Rockefeller, the heiress of Disney, Abigail Disney, the actor Simon Pegg and millionaires from 17 countries. The heiress of the chemical producer BASF, Marlene Engelhorn also added: “Without having done anything for it, I have inherited a fortune and therefore power. And the state doesn’t even want to tax it.”
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