Under even the rosiest estimates, taxing the rich could not even close half of the existing 10-year budget deficit, much less fund the $40 trillion spending spree 2020 Democratic candidates are proposing.

Under even the rosiest estimates, taxing the rich could not even close half of the existing 10-year budget deficit, much less fund the $40 trillion spending spree 2020 Democratic candidates are proposing. https://t.co/oX110SF1rx via @dcexaminer @Brian_Riedl

— Manhattan Institute (@ManhattanInst) September 27, 2019