Hillary Clinton's platform regarding taxes was part of her "Economic Blueprint for the 21st Century." Clinton has maintained that the tax cuts implemented by the the Bush Administration have benefited the wealthy by increasing the tax burden of citizens earning less than $250,000. Clinton is a proponent of rescinding the Bush tax cuts, and providing tax breaks for the middle-class.
Hillary Clinton on Tax News
- Google News: Hillary Clinton Tax
- Reuters: Hillary Clinton Slams Private Equity Tax Rate (July 13, 2007)
- MSNBC: Clinton Weighs Social Security Tax 'Gap'
- CNN Money: Buffett Offers Clinton Economic Policy Advice (June 27, 2007)
- "Buffett said he makes $46 million a year in income and is only taxed at a 17.7 percent rate on his federal income taxes. By contrast, those who work for him, and make considerably less, pay on average about 32.9 percent in taxes"
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No tax increases for people earning less than $250,000 OnTheIssues: Hillary Clinton on Tax Reform
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Rescind tax cuts for wage earners of more than $250,000 a yearOnTheIssues: Hillary Clinton on Tax Reform
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Favors an increase in the payroll tax cutoff limitOnTheIssues: Hillary Clinton on Tax Reform
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Voted to increase tax rate for wage earners of more than 1 million per yearOnTheIssues: Hillary Clinton on Tax Reform
