Tax the Rich Policy & Coalition Simulator

Policy Matrix & Proposals 4 Active

Curated Coalition Presets:

Billionaire Minimum Income Tax (25%) +$503B

Taxes unrealized capital gains for households with net worth > $100M. Severe moderate pushback on constitutionality/liquidity.

Restore 39.6% Top Marginal Individual Rate +$246B

Reverts TCJA individual rate for single filers >$400k / joint >$450k. High caucus consensus.

Raise Corporate Statutory Rate +$896B

Current TCJA baseline is 21%. Moderate caucus prefers 25% compromise; progressives demand 28%.

Rate Target: 28%

End Carried Interest Loophole +$18B

Taxes private equity/hedge fund manager profits as ordinary income instead of capital gains.

Bolster IRS High-Wealth Enforcement +$195B

Sustained mandatory funding to audit complex partnerships and top 1% wealth evasion.

Enforce TCJA Sunset Hardball Expiration

Allows individual tax cuts to sunset cleanly at end of 2025, boosting leverage but raising middle-class tax exposure risk.

10-Yr Revenue Yield $1.84T CBO/JCT Net of Elasticity

Senate Whip Count 50 + VP Reconciliation Threshold Met

Top 1% Tax Share 84.2% Progressivity Ratio

Senate Democratic Caucus Alignment 50 Votes (Pass)

0 (Defection Collapse) 50 (VP Tiebreak) 60 (Filibuster Proof)

10-Year Revenue Composition ($B) Dynamic JCT Waterfall

Procedural & Political Friction Diagnostics

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