FOX NEWS SUNDAY (Fox Network): David Axelrod, adviser to Obama’s campaign
Axelrod wants to see tape of himself supporting recovery summer 2010(Wallace asked about Stimulus bill and unemployment still over 8%)
Axelrod talks about “payroll tax cuts” as something significant(you still have the same income tax bill at the end of the year-Wallace should have clarified that)
Axelrod says in 2010(Wallace played video) Obama never argued tax cuts for the wealthy is stimulative, it was just part of the agreement with Congress
Axelrod argues middle class needs money in their pocket
Axelrod hasn’t seen the study from Earnst and Young that says the Obama Economic plan lowers GDP and raises unemployment, but he has seen the Moody’s Report on Romney’s plan and agrees with it
Axelrod is asked about Reid’s attack on getting to see Romney’s tax returns, he agrees with Bill Crystal that Romney should show them.
Axelrod on the lawsuit on the Military vote, says the rest of Ohio should have same right to an early vote weekend, accuses Republicans of just wanting to shrink pool of voters
No Axehead, Repubs wants to shrink the pool of tax fraud. We understand your tactics.
Ernst & Young LLP
July 2012
Long-run Macroeconomic Impact of Increasing Tax Rates on High-income Taxpayers in 2013
http://www.nfib.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=OMV7uZczVaM%3D&tabid=1083
Executive Summary
...This report examines four sets of provisions that will increase the top tax rates:
The increase in the top two tax rates from 33% to 36% and 35% to 39.6%.
The reinstatement of the limitation on itemized deductions for high-income taxpayers (the “Pease” provision).
The taxation of dividends as ordinary income and at a top income tax rate of 39.6% and increase in the top tax rate applied to capital gains to 20%.
The increase in the 2.9% Medicare tax to 3.8% for high-income taxpayers and the application of the new 3.8 percent tax on investment income including flow-through business income, interest, dividends and capital gains.
With the combination of these tax changes at the beginning of 2013 the top tax rate on ordinary income will rise from 35% in 2012 to 40.9%, the top tax rate on dividends will rise from 15% to 44.7% and the top tax rate on capital gains will rise from 15% to 24.7%.
These higher tax rates result in a significant increase in the average marginal tax rates (AMTR) on business, wage, and investment income, as well as the marginal effective tax rate (METR) on new business investment. This report finds that the AMTR increases significantly for wages (5.0%), flow-through business income (6.4%), interest (16.5%), dividends (157.1%) and capital gains (39.3%). The METR on new business investment increases by 15.8% for the corporate sector and 15.6% for flow-through businesses.
This report finds that these higher marginal tax rates result in a smaller economy, fewer jobs, less investment, and lower wages. Specifically, this report finds that the higher tax rates will have significant adverse economic effects in the long-run: lowering output, employment, investment, the capital stock, and real after-tax wages when the resulting revenue is used to finance additional government spending.
Long-run macroeconomic impact of increasing tax rates on high-income taxpayers in 2013
Through lower after-tax rewards to work, the higher tax rates on wages reduce work effort and labor force participation. The higher tax rates on capital gains and dividend increase the cost of equity capital, which discourages savings and reduces investment. Capital investment falls, which reduces labor productivity and means lower output and living standards in the long-run.
Output in the long-run would fall by 1.3%, or $200 billion, in today’s economy.
Employment in the long-run would fall by 0.5% or, roughly 710,000 fewer jobs, in today’s economy.
Capital stock and investment in the long-run would fall by 1.4% and 2.4%, respectively.
Real after-tax wages would fall by 1.8%, reflecting a decline in workers living standards relative to what would have occurred otherwise.
These results suggest real long-run economic consequences for allowing the top two ordinary tax rates and investment tax rates to rise in 2013. This policy path can be expected to reduce long-run output, investment and net worth.