Marin IJ Readers’ Forum for Jan. 11, 2026

No, this country does not need more billionaires

I think Gonzalo Schwarz’s Another View commentary published Dec. 28 with the headline “America needs even more billionaires fueled by the American Dream, not fewer” paints a rosier picture of America and its billionaires than is warranted.

Reports from ProPublica, CNBC, YahooFinance and others show that the ultra-wealthy often employ complex dodges and loopholes to evade taxes that the IRS said cost more than $150 billion a year. The...