The first 10 Democratic presidential candidates took the stage for the second round of presidential debates. Here's what they said that was true, less than true, and flat-out false.
"I think the wealth tax will be fought in court forever. It’s arguably unconstitutional and the countries that have had it have largely abandoned it because it’s impossible to implement,” Delaney said.The Constitution places limits on the federal government's ability to levy taxes
. Other types of taxes have to be apportioned among the states by population, which could be difficult to reconcile with Warren’s plan.analysts for the Tax Foundation, a nonprofit that studies tax policy, asked in JanuaryThe group’s analysis points out several Supreme Court rulings on the issue.
Anticipating the issue, Warren's office said she consulted with outside legal scholars ahead of the proposal's release, and over a dozen affirmed that it passed constitutional muster. “You’ve got 3 people who own more wealth than the bottom 90 percent,” Bernie Sanders said on Tuesday.Sanders flubbed one of his regular talking points — that three people have more wealth than the bottom half of the nation.
We've fact checked the original talking point before, and it’s true that three people — Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Warren Buffett — are
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