Millionaires To Reap Two-Thirds Of The Benefits From McCain's Proposed Tax Cuts

11/15/2008 05:12 am ET | Updated May 25, 2011
  • Pat Garofalo The Wonk Room

As part of his new economic outline - The Pension and Family Security Plan - Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) has proposed cutting the tax rate on long term capital gains and dividends to 7.5 percent in 2009 and 2010. The current tax rate for these capital gains is 15 percent.

Today, the non-partisan Tax Policy Center (TPC) released an analysis showing who would benefit from this cut. Like the rest of McCain's tax cuts, this one overwhelmingly aids the wealthy, with two-thirds of the benefit going to those making over $1 million.
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