Democratic 2020 Presidential Candidates on Tax Reform
May 27, 2019Cory Booker:
Helped people claim earned-income tax credit.
Pete Buttigieg:
The wealthy should pay their fair share in taxes.
Julian Castro:
Raise the top marginal tax rate; negotiate the numbers.
Senior/disabled property tax freeze favored wealthy.
Top earners, corporations should pay "fair share".
John Delaney:
Increase marginal rate, tax investments like income.
Kamala Harris:
Payments to needy, not tax breaks for the rich.
Amy Klobuchar:
Changes in corporate tax would fund infrastructure.
Beto O`Rourke:
Wealth tax would generate revenue for 'common benefit'.
Everyone should sacrifice, with higher top marginal tax rate.
Bernie Sanders:
Raise income tax & fix estate tax: hardly Marxist ideas.
Elizabeth Warren:
Comparison of Trump wealth tax to Warren wealth tax.
2% wealth tax on assets over $50M; 3% over $1B.
Wealth tax: $4.1 billion per year on fortune of $137 billion.
Curb inequality: 2% tax on assets over $50M; 3% over $1B.
Making housing affordable by raising estate tax.
Andrew Yang:
Fund programs from tech companies now paying no tax.
Source: OnTheIssues.org