President Obama proposed tax hike contains a lot to dislike, but what
hasn't gotten much attention is the tax hike on savings and investments.
While the marginal income tax rate will rise from 35% to 39.6% for top
income-earners and small business owners, the proposed tax hike on
capital gains and dividends could cause the most long-term economic
damage.
That's not to downplay the rise in marginal rates. It could cost hundreds of thousands of jobs over the next few years. More universally acknowledged by economists, however, is the economic harm that savings and investment taxes do. In the Tax Foundation's analysis of President Obama's tax proposals, they found that the capital gains and dividends tax hikes will be almost five times as harmful in the long-run.
Read more: http://townhall.com/tipsheet/kevinglass/2012/12/01/obamas_most_dangerous_tax_hike_savings_and_investments
That's not to downplay the rise in marginal rates. It could cost hundreds of thousands of jobs over the next few years. More universally acknowledged by economists, however, is the economic harm that savings and investment taxes do. In the Tax Foundation's analysis of President Obama's tax proposals, they found that the capital gains and dividends tax hikes will be almost five times as harmful in the long-run.
Read more: http://townhall.com/tipsheet/kevinglass/2012/12/01/obamas_most_dangerous_tax_hike_savings_and_investments
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