Presidential Candidates' Economic Plans Compared

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Presidential Candidates'

ECONOMIC PLANS ComparedBianna Golodryga, Yahoo! News

BERNIE SANDERS

free education

universal health care

wage hikes

infrastructure repair

Sanders has a fiery distaste for economic inequality that

has progressives and young people rallying in droves.

He promises the following initiatives:

Sanders' plan is estimated to cost $3.4 trillion.

BERNIE SANDERS

HILLARY CLINTON

raising wages to lift up families

eliminating tax loopholes to reallocate excess wealth

raising taxes on top earners

gradually increasing the minimum wage

Clinton has not released any formal tax proposal, but

has given us plenty of information on what to expect.

Clinton is focused on the following policies:

HILLARY CLINTON

DONALD TRUMP

consolidate tax brackets from seven to four

cut corporate income tax rates

create a substantial zero bracket for lower income

individuals.

Trump has released a detailed plan that promises to...

Trump's plan is estimated to add 5.3 million jobs, grow

wages by 6.5%, but cost $10 trillion in the process.

DONALD TRUMP

TED CRUZ

enact a flat 10% tax on individual income

enact a 16% “business transfer tax” on payroll

Cruz has released an ambitious tax plan that would:

Cruz’ tax plan is estimated to cost $3.6 trillion.

TED CRUZ

The Tax Foundation estimates this would grow the GDP

by 13% in 10 years, but others insist it would hit the

middle class, lower class, and the elderly especially hard.

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