Biden proposes tax hike on income over USD 400,000 to fund Medicare

US President Joe Biden seeks to raise taxes for some Americans while boosting the programs drug negotiating power. However, the proposal is unlikely to become reality.
US President Joe Biden | Photo: Leah Millis/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
US President Joe Biden | Photo: Leah Millis/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
By Justin Sink and Josh Wingrove, bloomberg

President Joe Biden’s budget will propose hiking payroll taxes on Americans making over USD 400,000 per year and allowing the government new power to negotiate drug prices as part of an effort the White House says will extend the solvency of a key Medicare program for another quarter century.

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