Clinton Would Raise Taxes On The Wealthy. Here's What You Need To Know [View all]
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Clinton Would Raise Taxes On The Wealthy. Here's What You Need To Know
Updated January 13, 20166:42 PM ET Published January 13, 20165:09 PM ET
Danielle Kurtzleben
Hillary Clinton wants you to know she has a new tax proposal. She also wants you to know that Bernie Sanders does not.
Late Tuesday, Clinton released a plan aimed squarely at a specific subset of Americans: that is, the very rich. She also went on the attack against Sanders, who has yet to release his tax plan (and who has also spent his political career taking aim at the richest Americans).
The Sanders camp says its plan is coming before the Iowa caucuses on Feb. 1, at which point there will be comparisons aplenty between the ideas of the self-styled Democratic Socialist senator and the former secretary of state with a reputation for methodical pragmatism. (Which plan is more populist? Who raises more revenue?)
Until then, here's what you need to know about Clinton's new plan.
What's in the plan?
Clinton's plan has four major parts to it:
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Read more: http://www.npr.org/2016/01/13/462944798/hillary-clinton-s-new-tax-proposal-likely-wont-affect-you
Yet another proposal that Bernie is lacking before the voting date of Feb 1. What is he waiting for?
Thank you Hillary for getting this tax plan out before folks in Iowa will be voting.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign stop at the Electric Park Ballroom on Jan. 11 in Waterloo, Iowa.
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