Elizabeth Warren To Propose ‘Wealth Tax’ On Americans With More Than $50 Million In Assets, Economic Advisor Says

Posted on January 24, 2019
Elizabeth Warren To Propose ‘Wealth Tax’ On Americans With More Than $50 Million In Assets, Economic Advisor Says

BOSTON, MA - JANUARY 21: Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), speaks during a rally for airport workers affected by the government shutdown at Boston Logan International Airport on January 21, 2019 in Boston, Massachusetts. As the partial government shutdown enters its fifth week, the stalemate between President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats continues as they cannot come to a bipartisan solution on border security. (Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images)

Warren’s idea comes alongside other Democratic lawmakers’ plans to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans to pay for ambitious policy goals

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