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Liberal Think Tank Makes Amazing Discovery: Marco Rubio Wants To Cut Your Taxes
Forbes ^ | February 13, 2016 | Avik Roy

Posted on 02/15/2016 3:34:52 PM PST by fkabuckeyesrule

Alan Cole of the Tax Foundation notes something important about the TPC report. While the Tax Policy Center refuses to estimate the impact of the Rubio plan on economic growth, TPC observes that the plan would nearly eliminate the marginal effective tax rate on new business investment, while retaining taxes on capital income.

Cole calls this a “deeply important” result. “Marco Rubio and his policy staff have found a way to retain the revenue from taxing capital income without any of the harmful effects on marginal investment decisions. This is a clever policy innovation whose importance cannot be overstated.”

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Editorial; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: growth; rubio
An interesting article examining two liberal think tanks review of Rubio's tax plan.
1 posted on 02/15/2016 3:34:52 PM PST by fkabuckeyesrule
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To: fkabuckeyesrule

Not buying it.

Liberals and math are arch enemies.


2 posted on 02/15/2016 3:36:43 PM PST by Da Coyote
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To: fkabuckeyesrule

Nothing Rubio says is English has any value.

What’s his tax plan in Spanish?


3 posted on 02/15/2016 3:43:33 PM PST by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No peace - No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: fkabuckeyesrule
"Liberal Think Tank"

Oxymoronic.

4 posted on 02/15/2016 4:18:48 PM PST by EnigmaticAnomaly ("With the demonrats in charge, we find ourselves living in an ineptocracy.")
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To: EnigmaticAnomaly

I am sure that the Robocito adviser that did the disclaimer in the article is showing “journalistic integrity” (my favorite oxymoron) with the facts. /s


5 posted on 02/15/2016 4:41:44 PM PST by DuhYup
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