Candidates' Capital Gains
In next year's presidential election, I will not vote for Barack Obama. This is because he wants to raise capital gains taxes through the roof. All my income is capital gains, and it's already taxed at 35% (maximum), so I doubt anything else he has to say is going to change my mind on the matter.
Hillary has apparently said something about the possibility of raising capital gains taxes to "help the middle class", which is one of her big campaign themes. I can't find anything about her taxation intentions on her web site, but that declaration does not bode well for my vote, either.
I wonder about the other candidates, though? Aside from those two items about Obama and Hillary, I haven't heard much from the potential candidates about capital gains taxation. Have you?
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I have not heard the other candidates talk about their views on capital gains taxation. Admittedly, though, I have not been listening for that particular issue. I won't vote for Obama or Hillary, but probably for completely different reasons than you. We'll have to talk about it a coffee shop in lower Manhattan.
Posted by: arc | October 3, 2007 09:38 PM