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President Biden is set to propose a plan for billions of dollars of new spending for childcare, education and paid leave — and he'll ask Congress to help pay for it by increasing taxes on capital gains for millionaires.

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Empath_Coach_RR i support that proposal Billionaires will still be insanely rich, even after they kick in more toward the common public financing

It's gonna end up falling on the middle class by inflation because there not going to generate enough revenue from that tax. rich people know not to pay themselves a salary they get things like stock And they live in homes owned by their corporation. And they generate heavy debt

Who is paying you to spin this? This headline is gross

Wtf with this headline NPR Paying their fair share means “foot the bill” GTFOH

When you complain about taxes you'll never pay yourself, this is what you sound like, just sayin'...

not increasing, just returning it to previous rates

So taxing money that has already been taxed. Brilliant idea.

For all ofvthe people coming over the border?

Tax hikes. Of course. We knew this was coming

Yeah!

Maybe you could be a little critical on this like you were on Florida’s “anti-protesting” bill as you so tactfully called it yesterday.

Great so my 82yo mother who has saved her entire life to have money to live comfortable with home care and enough to pass on to her grandkids will now have half of it taken away? I mean.. she has just over 2 million saved across all her IRAs and mutual funds.

Borrowing more from Communist China, with 30 trillion in debt. This is getting too crazy. Explain how the government, is going to pay the 30 trillion dollars first.

The RICH have had Protection for too long! They should pay taxes. Most developed countries have a maximum ceiling of 30%. Why can't America have the same.?

Capital gains is getting money for sitting on your ass, so yes, tax the hell out of it.

Nobody gets that rich without exploiting someone along the way. Period, end of argument. TaxTheRich

The funniest thing is these 500000 millionaires and Hollywood actors voted for Biden and now he tells them they have to pay 47% tax. They are probably praying for insurrection 😂😂😂😂😂

And these wealthy employers of the U.S.A. will just be comfortable with making less money each year from now on, I'm sure. Not a chance that they offset their losses by taking it out on their middle class employees, right?

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I'm sure that the general population would be happy to pay the taxes if the billionaires didn't steal it all.

Same. 🤷‍♂️

This is an economic nightmare, the government will drive up the cost of child care then it will be just another program that we have to maintain in to perpetuity. If the government isn’t helping to solve the cost of childcare problem it’s should tread very cautiously.

Haha everyone is gonna pay for this not just millionaires

uuuuh... ya.. problem?

It will not happen.

Not good news for the woke millionaires who voted for Biden.

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bang bang he shouting the poor man why is trying to man a living

It's about time! They've been shirking their responsibilities for at least 40 years!

Nothing wrong with that. You reap what you sow.

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Don't spend my tax $ on child care. That's your problem.

Excellent

Someone who makes more than a million dollar a year is not a millionaire. They are multimillionaires.

Congress won't bite the hand that feeds it. Look for increases in taxes on small businesses, the middle class, and entrepreneurs, as always.

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