President Obama's State of the Union address on t0daywill call for
higher taxes on wealthy Americans and tax credits for the middle class,
The Associated Press reports, citing anonymous senior administration
officials.
The proposed tax changes will include raising the capital gains rate on couples making over half a million dollars a year from 23.8 to 28 percent, the wire service continues, and requiring estates to pay capital gains tax on inherited securities.
The tax increases would target the nation's wealthy. NPR's Scott Horsley tells our Newscast division that the proposed changes would raise more than $200 billion dollars over the next decade, which the president wants to use to boost tax benefits for working families.
The changes intended to help the middle class will include providing tax credits for families where spouses both work, expanding the child care tax credit and cutting taxes for millions of families by overhauling the education tax system, the AP says.
The AP notes that "the tax increases are all but certain to be non-starters with the new Republican majority on Capitol Hill":
Read more: Obama To Call For Tax Hike On The Wealthy In State Of The Union : The Two-Way : NPR
The proposed tax changes will include raising the capital gains rate on couples making over half a million dollars a year from 23.8 to 28 percent, the wire service continues, and requiring estates to pay capital gains tax on inherited securities.
The tax increases would target the nation's wealthy. NPR's Scott Horsley tells our Newscast division that the proposed changes would raise more than $200 billion dollars over the next decade, which the president wants to use to boost tax benefits for working families.
The changes intended to help the middle class will include providing tax credits for families where spouses both work, expanding the child care tax credit and cutting taxes for millions of families by overhauling the education tax system, the AP says.
The AP notes that "the tax increases are all but certain to be non-starters with the new Republican majority on Capitol Hill":
Read more: Obama To Call For Tax Hike On The Wealthy In State Of The Union : The Two-Way : NPR
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