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Romnopoly

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Mon Aug 13, 2012, 07:05 PM Aug 2012

Ryan's budget lowers Capital Gains Tax to ZERO

I'm surprised the press hasn't been making more of the fact that under Paul Ryan's proposed budget, Capital Gains Tax, which is already a historically low 15% thanks to George W. Bush, would be lowered to 0% -- as in ZERO PERCENT! That means super rich people like Mitt Romney, who make most (if not all) of their income from the stock market would pay ZERO income tax. This should be the headline on every newspaper. It's obscene and sick that Ryan thinks he can get away with such a radical tax plan. A Romney-Ryan administration will seriously take us back to the Robber Baron days of the 1800's, much like this video details:

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