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Re:A majority of Americans support raising the top tax rate ... by stouset on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @03:50PM (#18925019)
Nobody I’m aware of is suggesting we tax the current top bracket at 70%, but that we make a new top bracket.
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Re:A majority of Americans support raising the top tax rate ... by jedmeyers on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @04:00PM (#18925157)
There is already a thing called AMT so a new top bracket makes zero sense.
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Re:A majority of Americans support raising the top tax rate ... by ceejayoz on Wednesday January 16, 2019 @04:15PM (#18925339)
The AMT's top rate is 28%, a far cry from the proposed new 70% bracket.
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