Mrs. Clinton gave no details during her appearance with the Berkshire Hathaway chairman at a campaign rally. But her pledge tracks the populist tone she has struck in vying for the presidential nomination of a Democratic Party that has moved left on the issue of income inequality. Her rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, has made the wage gap and blunting the political power wielded by billionaires central themes of his campaign.
The Democratic front-runner and former secretary of state plans to unveil concrete plans next year “to make sure the effective tax rate paid by millionaires reflects a truly fair tax system,” a Clinton campaign aide said. A tricky part will be creating broadly popular pro-middle-class policies without alienating Mrs. Clinton’s wealthy backers.
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