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Hillary Clinton Proposes 4% Income-Tax Surcharge for Wealthy Americans [AGI $2mil.]
Wall Street Journal ^ | 01/12/16 | PETER NICHOLAS and RICHARD RUBIN

Posted on 01/12/2016 2:44:47 PM PST by SES1066

Hillary Clinton expanded on a plan to make the wealthiest Americans pay higher taxes, rolling out a new "surcharge" on multimillionaires that would restore the top tax rate to levels that haven't been in place for 30 years.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Arkansas; US: New York; US: Texas; US: Vermont
KEYWORDS: 2016election; arkansas; berniesanders; election2016; hillary; hillaryclinton; hitlery; newyork; progressives; schlonged; socialism; taxes; tedcruz; texas; trump; vermont; wipewater
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"I want to implement the Buffett Rule: Make sure there's a minimum tax they have to pay," Mrs. Clinton said in her campaign appearance. "I want to go further and impose what I call a fair share surcharge on multimillionaires because right now we're behind and we need to get the wealthy and the corporations to pay more of their fair share ... ."
1 posted on 01/12/2016 2:44:47 PM PST by SES1066
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To: SES1066

How about a minimum tax on the 50% who pay no income tax now?


2 posted on 01/12/2016 2:46:06 PM PST by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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To: SES1066

Because paying about 40% of all income taxes just isn’t enough. All this extra money would be, of course, to fund special liberal Dem projects and giveaways to special Dem groups. It’s not the Democratic Party...it’s the Thief Party.


3 posted on 01/12/2016 2:46:51 PM PST by driftless2 (For long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion)
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To: SES1066

If Trump accomplishes nothing else, putting this filthy degenerate beast behind bars must be a top priority.


4 posted on 01/12/2016 2:47:08 PM PST by Rome2000 (SMASH THE CPUSA-SIC SEMPER TYRANNIS-CLOSE ALL MOSQUES)
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To: SES1066
Soak the rich. There's a novel idea.
5 posted on 01/12/2016 2:47:17 PM PST by hinckley buzzard
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To: SES1066

Here’s a better idea: Close down all the Federal Government social programs and the Departments which administer them.


6 posted on 01/12/2016 2:47:28 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: SES1066

Sounds like she’s getting desperate.


7 posted on 01/12/2016 2:47:44 PM PST by seawolf101
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To: SES1066

“Fair share” is an opinion, not a fact. Add to this the fact that there is already a minimum tax called the AMT but what is the truth to Madam “At this point, what difference does it make?”

This would be on top of Obama’s added taxes for the ACA and the reinstatement of limits to Schedule A, itemized deductions that are computed after the AGI. The Progressive inside Shrillary is mighty fearing that the low information voter will be captured by that magician from Vermont!


8 posted on 01/12/2016 2:49:44 PM PST by SES1066 (Quality, Speed or Economical - Any 2 of 3 except in government - 1 at best but never #3!)
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I want to go further and impose what I call a fair share surcharge on multimillionaires because right now we're behind ...

Yep, she is running to the left as fast as possible because she is behind Bernie in the great money grab. Gimme, gimme, gimme! All your money are belong to us!

9 posted on 01/12/2016 2:53:22 PM PST by SES1066 (Quality, Speed or Economical - Any 2 of 3 except in government - 1 at best but never #3!)
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To: SES1066

tax the poor

tax everybody their fair share

if you want to opt out of being an American then you can pay no tax

tax the Clinton foundation 75% since it is unearned income


10 posted on 01/12/2016 2:53:33 PM PST by Thibodeaux (leading from behind is following)
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To: SES1066

This will thrill the American people in nearly all states, like the lady in FL said when Obama was elected: she wouldn’t have to worry any longer about her house and car payments.


11 posted on 01/12/2016 2:55:12 PM PST by Theodore R. (Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
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To: exit82

she stated “corporations”.....like she really is going to screw Wall street...


12 posted on 01/12/2016 2:55:21 PM PST by cherry
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To: exit82

Hillary STOLE all of her money, if you include influence peddling.


13 posted on 01/12/2016 2:55:25 PM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: SES1066

And where does this economic genius, Hillary, think corporations get their money to pay taxes? Higher taxes, no problem, we will just raise prices to earn our required return. Better yet, maybe they can just move HQ to another country.

Did she mention anything about cutting spending?


14 posted on 01/12/2016 2:56:21 PM PST by patq
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To: Rome2000

What you call a “beast”, I’m afraid the American people still adore.


15 posted on 01/12/2016 2:56:22 PM PST by Theodore R. (Liberals keep winning; so the American people must now be all-liberal all the time.)
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To: SES1066

I heard some time ago that the top one 1% earn 19% of all income, but pay 38% of all income taxes.

If true, the top 1% are already paying DOUBLE what they should be paying.

If the top 1% earn 19% of the income, they should pay 19% of the taxes, NOT 38%.

Hillary is full of crap. Then again, she is a democrat, so no one should be surprised.

The rats blow the dust off their class warfare book every election cycle.


16 posted on 01/12/2016 2:57:36 PM PST by july4thfreedomfoundation (Trump or Cruz in 2016. No others need apply.)
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To: SES1066

When it’s time to have a ‘LADY’ in the Oval Office, it will happen....

It will not ever be Hillary, she isn’t a lady in any sense of the word, there are absolutely no words printable to describe this sick, vile, evil, ‘thing’ that wanders the streets....believe me, I have ridden with the best, I have met a lot of people in my life, business people, everyday people, ‘high up’ people and there is a lot of words I could use to describe this ‘thing’ but I will remember first, I’m a ‘LADY’ and won’t....


17 posted on 01/12/2016 3:02:37 PM PST by HarleyLady27 (.."THE FORCE AWAKENS"!!! TRUMP; TRUMP;TRUMP;TRUMP 100%....)
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To: SES1066

more and more and more taxes, suppressing the American economy and jobs

but Hillary is dirt=poor (having apparently sold all the furniture she stole from the White House)

so she won’t have to pay a cent in the new taxes, will she?

/s


18 posted on 01/12/2016 3:03:02 PM PST by faithhopecharity (Diff tween D's and R's is that the thatD's allow the poor to be corrupt, too. (O. Levant)
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To: SES1066

How about a 75 percent tax on ex-politicians who earn profits on books and speaking engagements. Clinton, Gore etc. made millions they would not have made, were it not for having been in the White House. It would be for the public good to return those ill-gained millions to share with the people. While we’re at it, divert all those funds back to the treasury. And no pension over $100G. And no security detail with guns, because guns don’t protect people, that’s what they say. Save more public money that way for the people.


19 posted on 01/12/2016 3:03:48 PM PST by roadcat
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...
Thanks SES1066.

20 posted on 01/12/2016 3:13:39 PM PST by SunkenCiv (Here's to the day the forensics people scrape what's left of Putin off the ceiling of his limo.)
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