Ocasio-Cortez Skeptical Warren and Sanders Wealth Tax Could Pass

  • Lawmakers aren’t talking about new campaign-trail tax idea
  • Democrats already looking for alternatives should Warren win
Sen. Warren Says She's 'Tired of Freeloading Billionaires'
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Even Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is skeptical about the viability of Elizabeth Warren’s wealth tax to pay for trillions of dollars in government programs and address income inequality.

“It’s not something that’s discussed a lot” in Congress, Ocasio-Cortez told Bloomberg News on Thursday. “I think there is a political will for it in the electorate, so it’s a matter of, will the more corporate-friendly wing of the party be down for it?”