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No one making less than $400,000 a year would see their taxes go up under the plan. Instead, Ms. Harris is seeking to significantly raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans and large corporations. Congress has previously rejected many of these tax ideas, even when Democrats controlled both chambers.

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[–] Gloria@sh.itjust.works 38 points 2 months ago (10 children)

Year Top Marginal Tax Rate Congress President

1980 70.00% 🟦 Jimmy Carter

1981 69.13% (🟦🟥) Ronald Reagan

1982 50.00% (🟦🟥) Ronald Reagan

1983 50.00% (🟦🟥) Ronald Reagan

1984 50.00% (🟦🟥) Ronald Reagan

1985 50.00% (🟦🟥) Ronald Reagan

1986 50.00% (🟦🟥) Ronald Reagan

1987 38.50% 🟦 Ronald Reagan

1988 28.00% 🟦 Ronald Reagan

1989 28.00% 🟦 George H.W. Bush

1990 28.00% 🟦 George H.W. Bush

1991 31.00% 🟦 George H.W. Bush

1992 31.00% 🟦 George H.W. Bush

1993 39.60% 🟦 Bill Clinton

1994 39.60% 🟦 Bill Clinton

1995 39.60% 🟥 Bill Clinton

1996 39.60% 🟥 Bill Clinton

1997 39.60% 🟥 Bill Clinton

1998 39.60% 🟥 Bill Clinton

1999 39.60% 🟥 Bill Clinton

2000 39.60% 🟥 Bill Clinton

2001 39.10% 🟥 George W. Bush

2002 38.60% 🟥 George W. Bush

2003 35.00% 🟥 George W. Bush

2004 35.00% 🟥 George W. Bush

2005 35.00% 🟥 George W. Bush

2006 35.00% 🟥 George W. Bush

2007 35.00% 🟦 George W. Bush

2008 35.00% 🟦 George W. Bush

2009 35.00% 🟦 Barack Obama

2010 35.00% 🟦 Barack Obama

2011 35.00% (🟦🟥) Barack Obama

2012 35.00% (🟦🟥) Barack Obama

2013 39.60% (🟦🟥) Barack Obama

2014 39.60% (🟦🟥) Barack Obama

2015 39.60% 🟥 Barack Obama

2016 39.60% 🟥 Barack Obama

2017 39.60% 🟥 Donald Trump

2018 37.00% 🟥 Donald Trump

2019 37.00% (🟦🟥) Donald Trump

2020 37.00% (🟦🟥) Donald Trump

2021 37.00% (🟦🟥) Joe Biden

2022 37.00% (🟦🟥) Joe Biden

2023 37.00% (🟦🟥) Joe Biden

KEY [Congressional Control: Democrat🟦 Republican🟥 Split(🟦🟥)] [President: Republican Democrat]

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[–] notacat@mander.xyz 37 points 2 months ago (1 children)

People really want to believe that her plan is terrible and would make regular people like them suffer more and pay more and it would destroy the middle class and aren’t we suffering enough! When it’s clearly only increased taxes for the very wealthy. It’s like their bias against democrats takes away reading comprehension.

[–] MerchantsOfMisery@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 months ago

I was told there's no difference between Harris and Trump though

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