We Need to Tax Billionaires

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Gabriel Zucman

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21 May 2026

Socialism & left-of-centre democratic ideologies; Public finance

'Finally, not just why but crucially how to tax the super-rich' GARY STEVENSON

'Read it, share it and let's get on with it' RUTGER BREGMAN

Why do billionaires pay less tax than you?

Billionaires often pay a lower income tax rate than nurses, teachers and almost everyone else - sometimes close to zero. This isn't tax evasion, it's the system.

In this explosive manifesto, Gabriel Zucman - the economist revolutionising the study of inequality - reveals how the ultra-rich dodge billions using havens, loopholes and political influence, while public services are breaking.

Until we understand the hidden rules that protect extreme wealth, inequality will keep rising and democracy will keep losing. This game-changing book finally shows us how making the ultra-rich pay their fair share is possible, and why now is the moment.

By: Gabriel Zucman
Imprint: Basic Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 176mm, Width: 110mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 77g
ISBN: 9781399839600
ISBN 10: 1399839608
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 21 May 2026
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Gabriel Zucman is a professor of economics at the Paris School of Economics, Summer Research Professor at the University of California, Berkely and founding director of the International Tax Observatory. He previously taught at the London School of Economics. Zucman is the author two books, The Triumph of Injustice and The Hidden Wealth of Nations. He has received numerous awards including the John Bates Clark Medal of the American Economic Association, awarded to the economist under the age of forty who is judged to have made the most significant contribution to economic thought and knowledge.

Reviews for We Need to Tax Billionaires

If you want to understand why you are getting poorer, and, crucially, how to fix it, you have to read Gabriel Zucman. Finally - not just why, but crucially HOW to tax the super-rich -- Gary Stevenson, bestselling author of THE TRADING GAME It's a taxing moment to be talking about taxing the billionaires. They are fighting back with their money, power and lies. This is a book that, soberly, and yet with passion and care, exposes those and builds the case that the world needs and can get them to pay their fair share -- Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo, 2019 Nobel laureates in Economics This is economics at its most useful. Read it, share it, and let's get on with it -- Rutger Bregman, bestselling author of MORAL AMBITION