In an essay published in The New York Times on October 14, Salesforce co-CEO Marc Benioff asked for "higher taxes on the wealthiest among us" to fund education, health care, and climate change. Billionaires Bill Gates, financier George Soros, investor Warren Buffett, Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio, Kaufman & Broad cofounder Eli Broad, former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban have all spoken out in favor of higher taxes for the 1%, according to Forbes. A January Insider poll showed that more than half of the Americans surveyed support Sen. Elizabeth Warren's wealth tax proposal.