thinkprogress.org - 10/30/2008
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Last week, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) proposed temporarily cutting the capital gains tax from 15 percent to 7.5 percent. On Friday, the McCain campaign released Cindy McCain’s 2007 tax returns , which show that the McCains made $746,395 in capitals gains last year. A new analysis by Michael ...
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McCain Offers Tax Windfall for Cindy the Beer Heiress
Crooks and Liars —
... 1% of American taxpayers - it's no surprise Cindy the Beer Queen can expect a jaw-dropping payout.
But Cindy's winnings don't end there.
As both the financial crisis and his slump in the polls deepened, John McCain two weeks ago proposed slashing capital gains taxes (a halving from from 15% to 7.5%). Again, the gains from his scheme go overwhelmingly to the richest Americans (almost 60% of its benefits to families earning over $1 million a year), including his wife:
The McCains made $746,395 in capitals gains last year. A ...
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