Sentences with phrase «raising top earners»

Together, the Buffett Rule and Clinton's 4 percent surtax would have the effect of significantly raising top earners» taxes on capital gains, which are now taxed at a 23.8 percent top rate.

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The report shows that under her direction, Disney CEO Bob Iger received pay raises that were 96 % greater than other Fortune 100 CEOs, putting Iger in the top 3 % of Fortune 100 CEO earners in 2012.

Interesting discussion... if it takes being in the top 2 - 4 % of all earners to raise a family, how the heck is anyone going to retire?

Many Democrats claim the plan — which includes both corporate and income tax reform — favors only the top earners, while fiscal conservatives worry the tax cuts could dig the U.S. deeper into deficit spending and add to the already - mountainous national debt, requiring another showdown over raising the debt ceiling.

The plan would raise the effective tax rates on higher earners who don't have minor children, but the top marginal income tax rate would go down to thirty - five percent from today's 39.

But the final document confirmed such plans as raising income tax for the top 5 % of earners to fund greater spending on the NHS, reversing a great many of the Conservative's welfare reforms, and re-nationalising the railways.

The mayor's top priority is convincing state legislators to allow the city to raise taxes on high - income earners, to pay for expanded pre-K and after - school programs.

The last - minute push to raise taxes on top earners had progressive Democrats cheering and Republicans wringing their hands in dismay.

In last night's New York City mayoral debate, Joe Lhota argued that Gov. Andrew Cuomo would not approve opponent Bill de Blasio's plan to raise taxes on top earners.

Raise income taxes on the top 1 % of earners, trim it for everyone else.

The other interesting wrinkle in this idea is that the federal government has raised taxes on the top 1 % of income earners.

Allow the Bush Tax Cuts to expire for top earners, raising the top 2 tax brackets to 36 % and 39.6 %, and raising the taxes on capital gains and dividends back to 20 %