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Biden Platform Would Raise Taxes By $3.4 Trillion, Study Says

Trump: "Would totally collapse our rapidly improving economy"

Joseph Curl
Biden Platform Would Raise Taxes By $3.4 Trillion, Study Says
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A new study finds that Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s platform would raise taxes by $3.4 trillion on Americans and corporations over the next decade.

The Penn Wharton Budget Model, a nonpartisan group at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, released the study on Monday. In addition to trillions more in taxes,  Biden’s platform would raise federal spending by about $5.4 trillion — or roughly 24% of gross domestic product by 2030, Fox Business reported.

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