(The Center Square) — Maine oyster farmer Graham Platner is calling for a tax on the nation's top earners as he seeks a nod from the Democratic Party to take on Republican Sen. Susan Collins this fall.

Platner, a political newcomer challenging Gov. Janet Mills for the party's nomination, rolled out his "End Billionaire Welfare: A Tax Plan for the Rest of Us" proposal on Wednesday that would set a 5% to 6% tax on wealth over $1 billion. He said a wealth tax would provide more than $4 trillion in federal funding for building new housing, transportation and safety-net programs.

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