Here's Just How Huge Bernie Sanders' Tax Increases Would Be

It is hard to grasp the enormity of the tax increases Bernie Sanders is proposing, how far out-of-step he is with recent economic history in the U.S., and what a stunning contrast he presents with Republican presidential hopefuls. Where Sanders backs tax increases of more than $1 trillion a year aimed mostly at high income households, GOP candidates are proposing massive tax cuts that would largely benefit those same taxpayers.