# United Airlines CEO wants a wealth tax, but Americans deserve to keep their legacy

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/united-airlines-ceo-wants-a-wealth-tax-but-americans-deserve-to-keep-their-legacy/
- Published: 2026-10-25T11:00:18+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-25T12:25:32+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/united-airlines-ceo-wants-wealth-tax-americans-deserve-keep-legacy
- Topics: Business, Companies, World

## Key points

- Scott Kirby supports wealth and inheritance taxes.
- The article warns taxes could affect investment in businesses.
- Kirby has not specified the inheritance tax threshold.

## Summary

United Airlines chief executive Scott Kirby has argued for a national wealth tax and an inheritance tax that could approach 100 per cent above an unspecified threshold. The article’s author, a tax-services business founder, opposes the proposals, arguing that they would give government too large a claim on wealth people have built and hope to pass on.

The author says many business assets are tied up in companies, property and equipment, so their owners may not have cash available to pay an annual tax based on estimated value. They argue this could lead owners to borrow, sell assets or divert money from investment and hiring. The article acknowledges concerns about inherited wealth entrenching privilege, but says policy should focus on helping more people build ownership and opportunity; Kirby has not set out a specific threshold.

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