Bernie Sanders Says Government Should Tax Income Exceeding $1 Billion At 100 Percent Rate

The government should take through taxation all individual income exceeding $1 billion a year, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders said.   "You may disagree with me but, fine, I think people can make it on $999 million," Sanders told Chris Wallace on Friday, April 28 on HBO Max, according to The Guardian. "I think that they can survive just fine."   Sanders (I-Vermont), a self-identified democratic socialist, unsuccessfully ran for president in the 2016 and 2020 Democratic primaries. He recently announc

The government should take through taxation all individual income exceeding $1 billion a year, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders said.   "You may disagree with me but, fine, I think people can make it on $999 million," Sanders told Chris Wallace on Friday, April 28 on HBO Max, according to The Guardian. "I think that they can survive just fine."   Sanders (I-Vermont), a self-identified democratic socialist, unsuccessfully ran for president in the 2016 and 2020 Democratic primaries. He recently announc…