Thursday, September 5, 2024

News Alert: Harris Breaks With Biden on Capital Gains Tax

 

'Baffling Capitulation to Wall Street': Harris Breaks With Biden on Capital Gains Tax

September 5, 2024

Democratic nominee Kamala Harris broke with President Joe Biden on Wednesday by proposing a smaller capital gains tax increase for wealthy Americans, a decision that one progressive advocacy group decried as a "baffling capitulation to Wall Street billionaires" who have vocally complained about the vice president's embrace of higher taxes on the ultra-rich. 

Harris said at a campaign event in New Hampshire on Wednesday that "if you earn a million dollars a year or more, the tax rate on your long-term capital gains will be 28% under my plan," broadly confirming earlier reporting by The Wall Street Journal.

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