Economy

WASHINGTON, March 2 — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP), and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) today introduced the Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act, legislation that would establish a 5% annual wealth tax on the 938 billionaires in America — who are now collectively worth $8.2 trillion. In its first year, the bill would provide a $3,000 direct payment to every man, woman and child in a house

May 15, 2025 by Alexander Schmidt for KAAL-TV (ABC 6 News) — Winnebago Industries announced on Thursday that layoffs are taking place across its Iowa plants. Although the company did not give exact numbers, some employees say nearly 200 jobs are impacted by the layoffs. One employee who was laid off has been working at Winnebago Industries for 27 years, and she said if she had one word to describe her emotions, it would be “hurt.” That employee also said she had been laid off