War.mongeR1

Sorry to pass on an e-mail, but I don't have time to verify it's validity at the moment. Feel free to point out anything that's wrong if there is any. If this information is true, then I am scared of Clinton and Obama. I'm finally getting on my feet financially, and the last thing I need is to be punished for it. I'm about to start heavily investing in my retirement funds, but I'm going to be really annoyed if my dividends are going to be taxed even higher than they already are! I know democrats seem to abhor and punish the "rich", but these tax hikes and new taxes affect much of the middle class as well.

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Proposed changes in taxes after 2008 General election:

This is something you should really be aware of, don't get blindsided.
This is really going to catch a lot of families off guard.

Proposed changes in taxes after 2008 General election:

CAPITAL GAINS TAX
MCCAIN - 15% (no change)
OBAMA - 28%
CLINTON - 24%

How does this affect you? If you sell your home and make a profit, you will pay 28% of your gain on taxes. If you are heading toward retirement and would like to down-size your home or move into a retirement community, 28% of the money you make from your home will go to taxes. This proposal will adversely affect the elderly who are counting on the income from their homes as part of their retirement income.

DIVIDEND TAX
MCCAIN - 15% (no change)
OBAMA - 39.6%
CLINTON - 39.6%

How will this affect you? If you have any money invested in stock market, IRA, mutual funds, college funds, life insurance, retirement accounts, or anything that pays or reinvests dividends, you will now be paying nearly 40% of the money earned on taxes if Obama or Clinton become president. The experts predict that 'Higher tax rates on dividends and
capital gains would crash the stock market yet do absolutely nothing to cut the deficit.'

INCOME TAX
MCCAIN - (no changes)
Single making 30K - tax $4,500
Single making 50K - tax $12,500
Single making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 60K- tax $9,000
Married making 75K - tax $18,750
Married making 125K - tax $31,250

OBAMA - (reversion to pre-Bush tax cuts)
Single making 30K - tax $8,400
Single making 50K - tax $14,000
Single making 75K - tax $23,250
Married making 60K - tax $16,800
Married making 75K - tax $21,000
Married making 125K - tax $38,750

CLINTON - (reversion to pre-Bush tax cuts)
Single making 30K - tax $8,400
Single making 50K - tax $14,000
Single making 75K - tax $23,250
Married making 60K - tax $16,800
Married making 75K - tax $21,000
Married making 125K - tax $38,750

How does this affect you? No explanation needed. This is pretty straight forward.

INHERITANCE TAX
MCCAIN - 0% (No change, Bush repealed this tax)
OBAMA - keep the inheritance tax
CLINTON - keep the inheritance tax

How does this affect you? Many families have lost businesses, farms and ranches, and homes that have been in their families for generations because they could not afford the inheritance tax. Those willing their assets to loved ones will not only lose them to these taxes.

NEW TAXES BEING PROPOSED BY BOTH CLINTON AND OBAMA
* New government taxes proposed on homes that are more than 2400 square feet

* New gasoline taxes (as if gas weren't high enough already)

* New taxes on natural resources consumption (heating gas, water, electricity)

* New taxes on retirement accounts

Can you afford Clinton or Obama?

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Atomic Dog

heh...yeah, the types of emails can't really be trusted. They're definitely not unbiased. The numbers are likely not accurate.

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Rincewind

email forwards... nice.....

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leejo

I've seen this data before. It was on a site that certainly doesn't like taxes but it seemed to be at least making an effort to put good data together.

TheSkudDestroyer

MCCAIN ISNT A REAL CONSERVATIVE; He isnt cutting all taxes by 150%

we're %#$*ed

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War.mongeR1

Well, I did some searching and I can't find anything supporting these claims either way. Maybe this info is bogus. I can't find anything on the house tax. Guess I could be worried for nothing. I suppose that's what congress if for anyhow, right? To keep the executive branch in check? I guess we'll ok, no matter who gets in. I really would like to keep our taxes low, though, or go the Ron Paul "abolish the IRS" route all together.

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El_Gringo_Grande

Misleading at the minimum.

The capital gains tax does not apply to the first $250,000-$500,000 profit of the sale of your primary residance.

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War.mongeR1

I'm primarily concerned with Dividend Taxes and Income Taxes. I really hope that whoever's in charge next doesn't hike these. I'd hate to work really hard for retirement if those funds are going to be heavily taxed, thus really reducing my net profit, which forces me to keep working. Are there any investment gurus around who can help ease my worries? Do I have nothing to worry about?

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Kerostasis

This email isn't totally off base, but it's got some mis-representations. My own tax knowledge isn't perfect, but I have taken some tax accounting classes, so I'm somewhat up to date on tax law --

First of all, I'm almost certain that Bush did not, in fact, repeal the Inheritance tax. It was however adjusted to only impact inheritances of more than $2 Million, and before long this adjustment will expire returning the inheritance tax to impact anything over (I think) 1/4 million.

Secondly, I am reasonably certain that both Obama and Clinton have promised not to renew any of the Bush tax cuts that expire during their terms, and since most of the Bush tax cuts were temporary, this means basically all of them -- including the cut in the Capital Gains Tax rate that you are worried about, Warmonger.

However, McCain is not entirely innocent either. He has previously stated that he was against the Bush tax cuts and would let them expire, and then later changed his mind and said he would renew them. More distressingly, he wants to impose a heavy federal tax on gasoline in order to fight Global Warming. I forget exactly how much this was supposed to be, but I think it's close to $1 / gallon extra.

Edit: I found an article estimating the costs of McCain's new energy tax. The tax will be phased in over a number of years, so it won't all hit at the same time. They estimate about a 25% increase in your energy bills plus increased gas prices ramping up from 26 to 68 cents per gallon extra (not counting inflation). The impact of increased energy bills on business will probably be even more noticeable than the impact on private households, although at least that will be partly offset by McCain's proposed reduction to the corporate tax rate.

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