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2016 Postmortem

hedgehog

(36,286 posts) Tue Jan 24, 2012, 09:17 PM Jan 2012

Tonight's SOTU - is it possible President Obama is going to go after capital gains?

It's been my dad's mantra for years to wonder why capital gains aren't taxed at the same rate as earned income. Is tonight the night that starts to end?