U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren's proposed 2 percent wealth tax on very-high-net-worth people would shrink the U.S. economy, a new study found.
According to CNBC, "Warren's wealth tax would also impose a 2% tax on net worth between $50 million and $1 billion and scale upward by wealth brackets until the final 6% rate." However, analysis from the nonpartisan Penn Wharton Budget Model released Thursday contradicts Warren's claims of how the tax would affect the country.
If he can overcome sportswriters' opinions of his past controversial statements, former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling could soon find himself in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
But can the sportswriters play honest umpire and call 'em like they see 'em?