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State Senator invokes 'Buffett rule,' asks state to raise income taxes on wealthy
http://www.omaha.com/article/20130123/NEWS/701249999/1685#senator-invokes-buffett-rule-asks-state-to-raise-income-taxes-on-wealthy
By Paul Hammel
LINCOLN — A state senator wants Nebraska to adopt a “Buffett Rule” and raise income taxes on the wealthy.
The proposal, introduced Wednesday by State Sen. Danielle Conrad of Lincoln, is a political counterpunch to the goals of Gov. Dave Heineman, who wants to move the state in the opposite direction. The governor has proposed eliminating all state income taxes.
Conrad called that “radical and dangerous.”
The Buffett Rule proposal, contained in Legislative Bill 532, was among a blizzard of bills brought forth during the last day to introduce proposals during the 2013 Legislature's 90-day session.
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