TaxesFinding
Federal income taxes should be raised on households earning more than $400,000 a year.
This would increase the federal income tax owed by the highest-earning households. Households below that income would not be affected by this change.
Jack Reed
While millions of Americans pay taxes directly from their paycheck each month, billionaires with an armada of accountants are able to shield their wealth from taxation and pay a much lower tax rate on their earnings and wealth than the typical, hardworking family.
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Over half of the proposed Trump tax cuts would go to the top one percent at the expense of the middle-class
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