With corporate tax off table, U.S. Democrats turn to billionaires to fund spending bill

FILE PHOTO: A U.S. flag flies outside of the Capitol dome in Washington
FILE PHOTO: An American flag flies outside of the U.S. Capitol dome in Washington, U.S., January 15, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner

By Jarrett Renshaw

U.S. Democrats are expected to unveil a tax plan on Monday that would seek to raise hundreds of billions of dollars from the country’s roughly 700 billionaires to help pay for expanding the social safety net and tackling climate change.