Using the towering Comcast Center as a backdrop, activists with bright yellow “Tax the Rich” signs rallied Monday afternoon, chanting “pay your fair share” while glaring at the top floors of the skyscraper.
On Tax Day, the group, which included municipal workers, called for a new levy — a so-called “wealth tax” on stocks, bonds and other investments being pushed by Councilmember Kendra Brooks.
Such a tax could raise $240 to $280 million a year, according to Brooks’s office, which could be reinvested in affordable housing, libraries, recreation centers, schools and other government services, supporters said.
