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- United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby called for a national wealth tax and inheritance taxes approaching 100 percent.
- Kirby earned about $32.3 million in total compensation for fiscal year 2025.
- He said wealth inequality “has become a danger to our society.”
- He argued a wealth tax must be federal because people would move to avoid state taxes.
- He said he would personally pay inheritance taxes that approach 100 percent.