Fiscal Cliff deal means tax increases for 77% of households, averaging $1,635 each

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Taxes on Capital Gains are also going up, from the old rate of 15% to a new rate of $23.8%, including a new Obamacare tax on such gains.

Nice job, Democrats and RINOs. You fooled them again. Most people thought their taxes wouldn't go up, that only "the rich" would get stuck.

Suckers.

Elections have consequences.

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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-...eal-means-higher-tax-on-77-of-households.html

Fiscal Cliff Deal Means Higher Tax on 77% of Households

by Richard Rubin - Jan 1, 2013 10:54 AM PT.

The budget deal passed by the U.S. Senate today would raise taxes on 77.1 percent of U.S. households, mostly because of the expiration of a payroll tax cut, according to preliminary estimates from the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center in Washington.

More than 80 percent of households with incomes between $50,000 and $200,000 would pay higher taxes. Among the households facing higher taxes, the average increase would be $1,635, the policy center said. A 2 percent payroll tax cut, enacted during the economic slowdown, is being allowed to expire as of yesterday.

The heaviest new burdens in 2013, compared with 2012, would fall on top earners, who would face higher rates on income, capital gains, dividends and estates. The top 1 percent of taxpayers, or those with incomes over $506,210, would pay an average of $73,633 more in taxes.

Much of that burden is concentrated at the very top of the income scale.

The top 0.1 percent of taxpayers, those with incomes over about $2.7 million, would pay an average of $443,910 more, reducing their after-tax incomes by 8.4 percent. They would pay 26 percent of the additional taxes imposed by the legislation.

Among households with incomes between $500,000 and $1 million, taxes would go up by an average of $14,812.

The bill, being discussed by House members today, would raise the top tax rate to 39.6 percent from 35 percent last year, starting with income over $400,000 for individuals and $450,000 for married couples.

The top tax rates on capital gains and dividends would go up to 23.8 percent, from 15 percent last year. The new rate includes a 3.8 percent tax from the 2010 health-care law that took effect today.

The Tax Policy Center’s definition of income is a gross measure that includes items such as the employer’s share of payroll taxes, making it larger for many households than the adjusted gross income shown on tax returns.
 
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Taxes on Capital Gains are also going up, from the old rate of 15% to a new rate of $23.8%, including a new Obamacare tax on such gains.

Nice job, Democrats and RINOs. You fooled them again. Most people thought their taxes wouldn't go up, that only "the rich" would get stuck.

Suckers.

Elections have consequences.

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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-...eal-means-higher-tax-on-77-of-households.html

Fiscal Cliff Deal Means Higher Tax on 77% of Households

by Richard Rubin - Jan 1, 2013 10:54 AM PT.

The budget deal passed by the U.S. Senate today would raise taxes on 77.1 percent of U.S. households, mostly because of the expiration of a payroll tax cut, according to preliminary estimates from the nonpartisan Tax Policy Center in Washington.

More than 80 percent of households with incomes between $50,000 and $200,000 would pay higher taxes. Among the households facing higher taxes, the average increase would be $1,635, the policy center said. A 2 percent payroll tax cut, enacted during the economic slowdown, is being allowed to expire as of yesterday.

The heaviest new burdens in 2013, compared with 2012, would fall on top earners, who would face higher rates on income, capital gains, dividends and estates. The top 1 percent of taxpayers, or those with incomes over $506,210, would pay an average of $73,633 more in taxes.

Much of that burden is concentrated at the very top of the income scale.

The top 0.1 percent of taxpayers, those with incomes over about $2.7 million, would pay an average of $443,910 more, reducing their after-tax incomes by 8.4 percent. They would pay 26 percent of the additional taxes imposed by the legislation.

Among households with incomes between $500,000 and $1 million, taxes would go up by an average of $14,812.

The bill, being discussed by House members today, would raise the top tax rate to 39.6 percent from 35 percent last year, starting with income over $400,000 for individuals and $450,000 for married couples.

The top tax rates on capital gains and dividends would go up to 23.8 percent, from 15 percent last year. The new rate includes a 3.8 percent tax from the 2010 health-care law that took effect today.

The Tax Policy Center’s definition of income is a gross measure that includes items such as the employer’s share of payroll taxes, making it larger for many households than the adjusted gross income shown on tax returns.


Obviously, that "tax increase" on 77% of households is because the PAYROLL TAXES reprieved that Obama had given 2 years ago. . .which by the way, NO GOP or REPUBLICAN ever recognized as BEING a tax break! So. . .if those payroll tax reprieved for 2 years were NOT a tax break. . .why would you consider that ENDING the reprieve is a tax increase?
You can't have it both way!

And that "average" is very misleading, as it take into account the very high earners. . .In fact, a much more accurate calculation is this one:

even though just 1% of households will pay higher income taxes, an increase in federal payroll taxes will hit nearly every wage earner, the Tax Policy Center says.
Households earning between $40,000 and $50,000 a year face an average tax increase of $579 in 2013, according to the Tax Policy Center's analysis. Households making between $50,000 and $75,000 a year face an average tax hike of $822
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/business/2013/01/02/taxes-rise-for-most-americans/1803773/

The top tax rate on capital gains and dividends is in fact much lower than what was first thought, and once again it will affect only a small portion of the population. . .the portion that can afford to pay those higher taxes the most.

A bargain if you ask me!

By the way, you are still insisting in calling 40 out of 44 Republicans in the Senate "rinos?"
Wow! You really don't have many Senators in your court then, do you? only 4 out of 100?

Funny!
 
Ah come on LA you.KNOW Bloomberg is a right wing schil !

Bets as to how much of that 60b in revenue actually comes in the door ?
 
C'mon, are you really thinking that Congress didn't fix the government finances?

Fixed it!

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Fixed this, too!

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Congress can fix anything.
 
This is where Pandora's sig comes in. :)

"If it ain't broke, Obama will fix it until it is"
 
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