Meet Abigail Disney, the multimillionaire ‘class traitor’: Walt Disney’s grandniece and heiress wants to tax the rich more and has called billionaires ‘miserable, unhappy people’

Apr 18 , 2022

Meet Walt Disney’s grandniece, Abigail Disney. Photo: @julianaholandabrasil/Instagram

At a conference hosted by the Patriotic Millionaires, the Disney heiress said ‘billionaires are isolated and miserable’ and that billionaire-bashing is needed

She previously told Congress that she wants to ‘step up and pay my fair share’ at a hearing held by Elizabeth Warren, and advocates for taxing the wealth more

Abigail Disney knows what it’s like to be rich.

The filmmaker and activist is the granddaughter of Roy Disney, the co-founder of Walt Disney Co and brother of Walt Disney. As a multimillionaire, she has emerged as one of the most prominent faces of a movement driven by the wealthy to tax the wealthy. She once received a “class traitor” award.

Abigail Disney is the granddaughter of Roy Disney, the co-founder of Walt Disney Co. Photo: @patgill69033215/Twitter

Now, she’s again speaking out about the need to change the United States – and the people in her wealth bracket. Here’s what you need to know about the heiress and advocate.

She’s in favour of raising her own taxes to create a more equitable system

Abigail Disney is a documentary film producer, philanthropist and social activist. Photo: @la100fm/Instagram

In early April, Disney was a speaker at Oligarchs vs. All of Us: The Fight for Power and Money. The event was hosted by the Patriotic Millionaires, a group of millionaires devoted to creating a better and more equitable country – which includes having their own taxes raised. And they also have their sights on those in the taxes brackets above them.

She’s a vocal critic of the “four comma club” of billionaires

Abigail Disney is critical of billionaires. Photo: @canal1928/Instagram

“One of the most hallmark characteristics of the billionaire is, ‘but his plane is bigger than mine, but he has more commas than I have’. The four comma club, they call themselves, when nobody’s around,” Disney said, referring to her perception that the more money someone has, the more they want. “Everywhere you look, there’s somebody who has more than you do, and that’s not acceptable. That is a really, really horrible way to live your life.”