POTUS Donnie’s chief strategist Bannon takes a different and wants to see 4.4% tax increase on anyone making above $5 million. So here comes the argument, that’s if Media can step away from Russia collusion and Session cyber bullying, are we going to redefine what “wealthy” is all over again? – PB/TK
Bannon Is Said to Call for 44% Tax on Incomes Above $5 Million – By Margaret Talev / July 26 2017
White House chief strategist Steve Bannon supports paying for middle-class tax cuts with a new top rate of 44 percent for Americans who make more than $5 million a year, according to a person familiar with his thinking.
It’s unclear whether President Donald Trump would support the move, which would bring the top rate, currently 39.6 percent, to the highest level in 30 years. Trump has said he’s focused on tax changes that would help the middle class, but an analysis this month of the tax outline the White House released in April shows it would mostly benefit top earners.
That plan condensed the seven existing individual income tax rates to three, with a top rate of 35 percent. Income thresholds weren’t included in the outline.
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