Oliver Larkin Dodges Tax-Rate Questions, Vowing to Tax Billionaires Out of Existence
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Updated · Fox News · Aug 15
Oliver Larkin Dodges Tax-Rate Questions, Vowing to Tax Billionaires Out of Existence
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Aug 15
Summary
Fox News pressed Florida congressional candidate Oliver Larkin repeatedly for specific tax rates on $100,000, $500,000 and higher incomes, but he declined to give numbers during a heated interview ahead of Tuesday's primary.
Larkin instead defended his Democratic Socialist agenda by citing eras of very high top marginal rates, saying middle-class earners around $100,000 were not his target and arguing billionaires should be "taxed out of existence."
Sean Hannity framed Larkin's platform as far-left — from Medicare-for-all and free public college to abolishing ICE and the Electoral College — and challenged him to explain how those policies would be funded.
The exchange lands in Florida's 23rd District, where Larkin is trying to unseat moderate Democrat Jared Moskowitz in a seat Democrats usually hold but Republicans see as a November target.