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Obama Seeks To Reduce Middle Class Taxes, Close Loopholes For Wealthy [ To Propose this in SOTU ]
The Uptake ^ | 01/18/2015 | By: MICHAEL MCINTEE

Posted on 01/18/2015 11:31:25 AM PST by SeekAndFind

In his State of The Union address this week, President Obama will propose congress lower taxes on the middle class and close loopholes that the rich often use. A press release from the White House says Obama has a strategy that will “simplify our complex tax code, make it fairer by eliminating some of the biggest loopholes, and use the savings to responsibly pay for the investments we need to help middle class families get ahead and grow the economy.”

According to a release from the White House Press Secretary, the changes President Obama will propose include:

Closing One of the Biggest Tax Loopholes – the Trust Fund Loophole: The President will propose to close the single largest capital gains loophole, which lets hundreds of billions of dollars escape taxation each year, to ensure the wealthiest Americans pay their fair share on inherited assets.

Raising the Total Top Capital Gains and Dividends Rate Back to the Level Under President Reagan: The President will propose to raise the top capital gains rate to 28 percent – the rate under President Reagan.

Making the Biggest Financial Firms Pay Their Fair Share: The President will continue to reform the way the largest financial firms do business by proposing a fee on the biggest financial firms, making it more costly for them to borrow heavily.

The press release details who will benefit under President Obama’s proposal:

The President proposes to use the savings produced by these measures to reinvest in the middle class, helping millions of families each year and strengthening their standing in the 21st century economy:

Helping Working Families: The President will lay out a new $500 second earner credit to help cover the additional costs faced by families where both spouses work – benefiting 24 million couples.

Tripling the Child Care Tax Credit: The President’s proposal would streamline and dramatically expand child care tax benefits, providing up to $3,000 per child under 5, and helping 5.1 million families cover child care costs for 6.7 million children.

Making College Accessible and Affordable: The President’s plan reforms the education tax system by consolidating six overlapping education provisions into just two and providing students up to $2,500 a year toward completing a college degree. His plan cuts taxes for 8.5 million families and students and simplifies taxes for the more than 25 million families and students that claim education tax benefits. The President has also proposed to make the first two years of community college free to any hardworking student.

Saving for Retirement: The President’s plan makes it easy and automatic for workers to save for retirement – giving 30 million more workers the opportunity to easily save for retirement through their employer.

The President’s proposals to take these and other steps to make the tax system more fair will also finance the his plan to make community college free for responsible students and additional investments in improving child care quality, access, and affordability for working families.



TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Front Page News; Government
KEYWORDS: democrats; middleclass; obama; taxes
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To: ecomcon
"..."to help middle class families get ahead and grow the economy.”"

I never said that. Not anything like it. lol

61 posted on 01/19/2015 6:06:06 AM PST by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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To: SeekAndFind

Obama Seeks To Reduce Middle Class. (fixed it)


62 posted on 01/19/2015 7:27:02 AM PST by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51. Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: TexasGator
Only the wealthy pay inheritance taxes ...

The wealthy do not pay inheritance taxes. They have it covered in trusts.

Inheritance taxes get paid by the middle.

63 posted on 01/19/2015 10:14:50 AM PST by Abby4116
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To: Abby4116

“Inheritance taxes get paid by the middle.”

Federal estate tax exemption is over Five million ....


64 posted on 01/19/2015 10:20:20 AM PST by TexasGator (")
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To: ClearCase_guy

Race baiting and freebies in class warfare is all he has and all he knows.


65 posted on 01/19/2015 10:34:02 AM PST by manc (Marriage =1 man + 1 woman,when they say marriage equality then they should support polygamy)
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To: TexasGator

Used to be 600k. Didn’t realize it was this high today.


66 posted on 01/19/2015 11:50:46 AM PST by Abby4116
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To: SeekAndFind

“$hit Sucks!” - Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho.

So I guess we raise taxes!


67 posted on 01/19/2015 1:30:35 PM PST by BBB333 (Q: Which is grammatically correct? Joe Biden IS or Joe Biden ARE an idiot?)
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To: SeekAndFind

More class warfare and random divide and conquer Marxism, i.e. eyewash for the low info. voters and media pundits to spin.

Only good thing about it is that it just might get the GOP leadership off their butts to pass some reasonable tax reform.
Will some Presidential hopefuls take the bait? Does it lead anywhere but a media minefield?


68 posted on 01/19/2015 1:34:44 PM PST by anymouse (God didn't write this sitcom we call life, he's just the critic.)
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To: SeekAndFind

I won’t even read this but I did read another article about it and it says this is a middle class tax increase to redistribute the wealth.


69 posted on 01/19/2015 2:38:36 PM PST by VerySadAmerican (Obama voters are my enemy. And so are republican voters.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Yes, but he will easily fool the middle class again.


70 posted on 01/19/2015 3:38:26 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: SeekAndFind

Obama to end Obamacare?


71 posted on 01/20/2015 9:55:13 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (My Batting Average( 1,000) (GOPe is that easy to read))
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To: SeekAndFind

I am of the opinion that at least two changes need to happen to the tax code.

- Alternative Minimum Tax - require each and every tax payer to pay a minimum of 5%.

- Alternative Maximum Tax - allow any taxpayer who’s net tax rate exceeds 25% to pay only that 25%. Allow those that do not wish to disclose the details of their finances to pay the 25% on a simple tax form.


72 posted on 01/21/2015 12:22:56 PM PST by taxcontrol
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