When Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez proposed a 70% tax rate for the very highest earners, it brought swift predictions that she would be hurting her own popularity with the idea. But a new poll finds that most Americans are in favor of just such a tax rate. 59% of Americans would like to see it happen, including 45% of Republicans.
What does this tell us about what Americans want, and what Congress wants? And what would the revenue pay for? Our guests discuss it:
- Amanda Goetze, co-chair of the Rochester chapter of Democratic Socialists of America
- Alfred Vitale, co-founder of the Association of Working-Class Academics
- Kevin Wilson, chair of the Libertarian Party of Monroe County
