Race for the White House
Clinton Tax Plan Would Place 4% Surcharge on Incomes Over $5 Million
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Hillary Clinton called Monday for a 4 percent “surcharge” on Americans making more than $5 million annually, the first of several proposals she plans to unveil this week aimed at ensuring the wealthy pay a higher effective tax rate than the middle class.
“Right now we’re behind and we have to get the wealthy and the corporations to pay their fair share,” the Democratic presidential front-runner said at a campaign rally in Waterloo, Iowa.