A Fox News poll found much stronger support for Elizabeth Warren's wealth tax than Trump's Mexican border wall
first reported the greater backing that the wealth tax enjoyed compared to the border wall, Trump's signature plan that helped propel him to the White House in 2016.
Among 1,000 randomly selected voters surveyed between Dec. 8-11, the Warren wealth tax enjoyed a 68% level of support, the highest for any of the Democratic proposals. Only 26% said they were against the tax. By comparison, Trump's border wall drew 44% support while 52% opposed the idea. The poll had a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points. across educational and gender lines from Democrats and Republicans, who usually resist the idea of big tax increases to fund sweeping expansions of government programs.
Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Elizabeth Warren addresses a crowd outside of the Francis Marion Performing Arts Center October 26, 2019 in Florence, South CarolinaThe Warren plan aims to tax everything the nation's wealthiest individuals own. It would kick in at $50 million, with households paying a 2% annual tax on assets like stocks, paintings, yachts, and homes, ramping up to 6% for households with fortunes over $1 billion.
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