Warren calls for nearly $9 trillion tax on employers to fund 'Medicare for all'
Posted on AllSides November 1st, 2019
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Elizabeth Warren released a long-awaited "Medicare for all" funding plan after coming under pressure by Democratic rivals about how to fund such a system without middle-class tax increases.
The plan, released Friday, would raise $20 trillion in taxes on employers, financial firms, giant corporations, and the top 1% of earners, including by cracking down on tax evasion. The estimate from the Warren campaign, that the federal government will need to spend $20 trillion more to get "Medicare for all," is $14 trillion lower than many outside analysts have predicted, but...
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