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Elizabeth Warren Wealth Tax Would Shrink Economy, Study Finds

Elizabeth Warren Wealth Tax Would Shrink Economy, Study Finds

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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.

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.…