Bernie Sanders Eyes Top Tax Rate of More Than 50 Percent
Senator Bernard "Bernie" Sanders, an independent from Vermont and possible presidential candidate, pauses before speaking during an interview in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, April 15, 2015.
Photographer: Andrew Harrer/BloombergDemocratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said Thursday he supports raising the top marginal tax rate to "over 50 percent"—and increasing the corporate tax rate.
In an interview on PBS' Charlie Rose program, the Vermont senator, who is campaigning unabashedly on a platform of "redistribution of wealth" from the nation's highest earners to the "disappearing" middle class, revealed that he appears to be gaining traction with his ideas: Sanders said he's raised more than $6 million in small donations for his campaign so far and expects to cross the $10 million mark by June 30.