Jan 6, 2019 ... The prospect of a 70 percent top federal income tax rate, as floated by U.S. Rep.  ... let's say, [on income] from zero to $75,000 may be 10 percent or 15 percent ....  Former President Barack Obama repeatedly introduced a tax reform package ...  SALT or no SALT, a sharp increase in marginal tax rates on the ...
Jan 20, 2015 ... But Reagan accepted the 28 percent rate as part of a tax reform that ... a single  top tax rate of 28 percent not only for capital gains but also for ... has gone up  while the capital gains tax dropped to 15 percent under ... Republicans say that a  low rate on capital gains spurs investment ... Try 1 month for $10 $1.
Aug 15, 2011 ... Obama said Buffett enjoyed a lower tax rate because the majority of his ... By  eliminating the capital gains tax, which is currently 15 percent, the ... would no  longer have to pay income tax because their only income ... "And if you want  somebody who is going to raise taxes you can vote for Barack Obama.".
Jun 7, 2016 ... The Republican nominee for President, George W. Bush, took a clear ... “The last  time taxes were this high as a percentage of our economy, ... all of the cuts  permanent, and Barack Obama called for extending the cuts ... This is, in large  part, because Democrats simply did not want to raise taxes on low- and ...
Feb 13, 2013 ... The president's proposal to raise minimum wage to $9 an hour directly ... If  enacted, the measure would boost the wages of about 15 million low-income ...  That's wrong,” Mr. Obama said in his State of the Union address Tuesday night. ...  10 to 20 percent of the increase in income inequality since 1980.
Says President Barack Obama wants to raise "the lowest (income) tax rate from 10 to 15 percent."