What Went Down In The Fifth Democratic Debate

Warren is trying here, though, Perry, to make the wealth tax seem like a way to make sure everyone is pitching in — saying that if you’re successful, you should pay your fair share. But as you mentioned, it’s already proved quite controversial among wealthy people and would be very hard to get through Congress.

This is the “Eat the rich” portion of the debate; the specter of Bloomberg looms above.

“I don’t agree with the wealth tax,” says Booker, emphasizing he supports things like raising the estate tax.