House (ryan) tax plan

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The House (Ryan) tax plan in 7 simple slides As passed by the US House of Representa=ves Tax Fairness WI taxfairnesswi.org

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The  House  (Ryan)  tax  plan  in  7  simple  slides  

As  passed  by  the  US  House  of  Representa=ves  

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These  are  the  US  income  tax  brackets  

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House  (Ryan)  budget  turns  6  brackets  into  2  (It  doesn’t  say  what  $  level  the  brackets  are)  

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Compare  the  two      

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In  the  House  (Ryan)  plan,  three  brackets  at  the  top  pay  less;  one  near  the  boNom  pays  less  

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That  means  much  less  revenue  is  collected,  and  tax  breaks  for  the  wealthiest  

 So  Ryan  has  promised  to  close  loopholes  and  exemp=ons  that  mainly  the  rich  use  

Paul  Ryan,  interviewed  by  Bob  Schieffer  of  CBS  for  60  Minutes,  Aug.  12,  2012  “Take  away  the  tax  shelters  that  are  uniquely  enjoyed  by  people  in  top  tax  brackets  so  they  can’t  shelter  as  much  money  from  taxa=on  and  so  we  can  lower  tax  rates  for  everybody  to  make  America  more  compe==ve.”     Tax  Fairness  WI    -­‐-­‐    taxfairnesswi.org  

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But  it’s  an  empty  promise:  The  House  (Ryan)  budget  eliminates  no  

loopholes;  no  details  forthcoming  

Ques=on  by  Brit  Hume,  Fox  News,  Aug.  14,  2012:    What  loopholes  and  deduc3ons  would  be  eliminated?  

 Answer  by  Paul  Ryan:  “That  is  something  we  should  do  in  the  light  of  day  through  Congress.”  

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What  are  we  leZ  with?  A  budget  that  slashes  revenue,  forcing  cuts    

“Ryan’s  budget,  recall,  would  raise  $2  trillion  less  in  tax  revenue  over  the  next  decade  than  President  Obama’s  budget.  Ryan’s  plan  would  also  spend  $5.3  trillion  less  over  that  =me.”  

Ezra  Klein,  Washington  Post  Aug.  12,  2012  

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