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New legislation would tax billionaires for $3K payouts to US households
The proposed 5% annual wealth tax on billionaires aims to raise $4.4 trillion over 10 years to fund $3,000 payments for households earning $150,000 or less.
- On Monday, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Rep. Ro Khanna introduced the Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act, proposing a 5% annual wealth tax on assets above $1 billion.
- With proponents citing a 'corrupt tax code,' lawmakers contend Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said 'Enough is enough' and 'Billionaires cannot have it all' amid a deep economic divide.
- The proposal would apply to 938 U.S. billionaires who hold about $8.2 trillion, with Musk owing $42 billion and Zuckerberg and Bezos each about $11 billion, projecting $4.4 trillion over a decade.
- The proposal would direct revenue to one-time $3,000 payments for individuals in households earning $150,000 or less, and fund Medicaid and ACA expansion while capping childcare at 7 percent.
- The bill faces political and legal challenges, as Congress would need to pass it, and critics warn its revenue estimate assumes no economic impact, with no GOP lawmakers signed on, and Senate Republican leader John Thune, R-S.D., did not respond to requests.
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Bernie Sanders Proposes $4.4 Trillion Billionaire Wealth Tax
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) have introduced legislation that would impose a 5 percent annual wealth tax on the nation’s billionaires, aiming to raise an estimated $4.4 trillion over the next decade. The proposal would apply to 938 U.S. billionaires who collectively hold about $8.2 trillion in wealth. Supporters say the revenue would fund direct payments of $3,000 in the first year to individuals i…
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