PM News: Wealth Taxes and Medical Debts

United ​Airlines ​CEO ​Scott ​Kirby ​backed ​national ​wealth ​and ​inheritance ​taxes ​in ​an ​interview ​published ​Sunday, ​arguing ​they ​would ​help ​level ​the ​playing ​field ​for ​Americans. The ​state ​of ​Illinois ​has ​erased ​over ​$1.4 ​billion ​in ​medical ​debt ​for ​almost ​700,000 ​Illinoisans ​for ​pennies ​on ​the ​dollar ​two ​years ​after ​launching ​a ​new ​relief ​program.