Q: Senator Clinton, what is your opinion of the Bush tax cuts, and do you favor preserving and perhaps even lowering the maximum tax rate on capital gains and dividends? Clinton: "I would not raise taxes a single penny unless for a national purpose," she said… She was strongly opposed to extending the Bush tax cuts beyond 2010…As to taxes specifically on capital gains and dividends, she said she was "agnostic" about the issue, adding that it was "not high on her list of priorities." (InvestmentU.com, May 8, 2007)
In February 2006, Sen. Hillary Clinton co-sponsored and Sen. Barack Obama supported a proposal to cancel those tax cuts in 2009 and 2010 and devote the $47 billion in revenue to military spending. (Investor’s Business Daily)
Barack Obama
In February 2006, Sen. Hillary Clinton co-sponsored and Sen. Barack Obama supported a proposal to cancel those tax cuts in 2009 and 2010 and devote the $47 billion in revenue to military spending. (Investor’s Business Daily)
Supports increases in capital gains and dividend tax rates to as much as 28%. (CNBC.com, “Your Money Your Vote: The Issues,” November 12, 2007)
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