{
  "id": 16526548,
  "title": "United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby has another ‘non-consensus opinion’ besides a wealth tax: national service for everyone",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/25/united-airlines-ceo-scott-kirby-has-another-non-consensus-opinion",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-25T20:48:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fortune",
    "slug": "fortune",
    "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/10/25/united-airlines-ceo-scott-kirby-wealth-tax-national-service-teacher-military-first-responder/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby sparked controversy last week by suggesting the U.S. implement a national wealth tax, but he didn't stop there. In a New York Times Q&A, Kirby offered another unconventional idea: national service for everyone. While acknowledging wealth inequality is a societal danger, he stressed a national wealth tax wouldn't work as people would simply move. Kirby also supports higher inheritance taxes, even paying them himself. After backlash, he clarified he's not a policy advocate or running for office; the wealth tax question came as a non-consensus opinion. Kirby's stance on national service came as a follow-up, offering it as a way to foster country pride and address issues like deficits and Social Security for future generations.",
  "summary": "\"I think if everyone had to spend a couple of years as a teacher, as a firefighter, serving in the military—I think that'd be good for our country.\"",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}