2020 Presidential candidate and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has proposed a number of changes to the U.S. tax code, including a corporate income tax increase, changes to payroll taxes, and an “extreme wealth tax.” You can explore all of our research and analysis of Bernie Sanders’s tax plans below.
In an effort to rein in perceived excesses in executive compensation, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and other co-sponsors have proposed to increase a company’s corporate income tax rate progressively based on the difference between median worker pay and CEO pay.
Biden, Sanders, and Warren have staked out similar plans to increase capital gains taxes on the wealthiest Americans. While all three candidates have called for taxing capital gains at ordinary income rates, the phase-in levels and top marginal tax rates vary.
Bernie Sanders recently became the second major Democratic presidential candidate to propose a wealth tax.
While progressivity may look appealing—particularly at a time when policymakers in Congress seem to be competing on how best to extract revenue from the wealthiest in the country—it may not raise the revenue intended.
