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Stocks Fall on Reports Biden Is Weighing Rise in Capital-Gains Taxes
Wall Street Journal ^ | April 22, 2021 | Joe Wallace and Amber Burton

Posted on 04/22/2021 12:13:04 PM PDT by John W

U.S. stocks turned lower Thursday on news reports that President Biden is considering nearly doubling capital gains taxes on the wealthy.

Bloomberg News reported Thursday afternoon that Mr. Biden is planning a capital gains tax increase to as high as 43.4%, nearly double the current rate for wealthy Americans.

(Excerpt) Read more at apple.news ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: communism; communistic; governmentgonewild

1 posted on 04/22/2021 12:13:04 PM PDT by John W
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To: John W

The democrats should change the party name to TAXES PARTY!


2 posted on 04/22/2021 12:15:33 PM PDT by maxwellsmart_agent (E)
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To: John W

Thank you sir may I have another?


3 posted on 04/22/2021 12:18:37 PM PDT by ALPAPilot
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To: John W

Out of control government is out of control.


4 posted on 04/22/2021 12:25:25 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: John W

Or for cryin’ out loud. It dropped to where it was TWO DAYS ago.

The fear-porn clickbait only tell you what a jackass the writer is.


5 posted on 04/22/2021 12:37:30 PM PDT by Fido969 ( Sc)
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To: John W

And so it begins.


6 posted on 04/22/2021 1:22:14 PM PDT by vpintheak (Live free, or die!)
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To: maxwellsmart_agent

The democrats should just steal the party name from the Communist Party.


7 posted on 04/22/2021 1:25:49 PM PDT by freedom1st (Build the Wall)
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To: John W

Can the president raise taxes? Doesn’t the taxing authority reside in congress?


8 posted on 04/22/2021 2:15:09 PM PDT by CheneyClone
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To: John W

Looks like Slow Joe applied the Xlax to his Wall Street progressive buddies.


9 posted on 04/22/2021 2:39:15 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (Corrupt Slow Joe Biden is the Bolshevik sock puppet.)
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To: John W

The wealthy have already found a way out with bidens blessings and it will drop on the middle class as intended


10 posted on 04/22/2021 4:15:51 PM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: John W

“For those earning $1 million or more, the new top rate, coupled with an existing surtax on investment income, means that federal tax rates for wealthy investors could be as high as 43.4%. The new marginal 39.6% rate would be an increase from the current base rate of 20%, the people said on the condition of anonymity because the plan is not yet public.”


11 posted on 04/22/2021 4:22:03 PM PDT by Justa (If where you came from is so great then why aren't Floridians moving there?)
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