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2016 Postmortem

Filibuster Harry

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2. And here is more info: Because of the Bush tax cuts , i think beginning in 2010, those taxpayers

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Nov 20, 2012, 04:57 PM

Nov 2012

whose taxable income (single $ 34,500; married filing joint $ 69,000) were all from qualified dividends and or long term capital gains paid no tax. Even Mitt Romney didn't have to pay tax on his first $ 69,000.- because his dividends/ long term capital gains income was more than his taxable income.

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