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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsChained CPI *RAISES TAXES* for the poor to the middle class
Even if Social Security is exempt, it is going to hurt the majority of us.
The Chained CPI would also effectively raise taxes on virtually all working Americans, especially middle and lower income families. By applying it to all government programs, including the annual adjustment in income tax brackets, the Chained CPI would cause those thresholds to rise more slowly than they do now. That would lead to incomes jumping up to higher tax brackets faster, or in other words, income tax increases.
According to Congress Joint Committee on Taxation, if individual income taxes were indexed to the Chained CPI starting in January 2013, by 2021, 69 percent of the gains in revenue would come from taxpayers with incomes below $100,000, while those in the highest income brackets would barely be affected. For example, workers with incomes between $10,000 and $20,000 would experience an increased tax burden of 14.5 percent, while those with incomes over $1,000,000 would just see an increase of 0.1 percent. 9 This contradicts the idea that the negative effects from benefit cuts due to a switch to the Chained CPI would be offset by increased revenue from the wealthy.
According to Congress Joint Committee on Taxation, if individual income taxes were indexed to the Chained CPI starting in January 2013, by 2021, 69 percent of the gains in revenue would come from taxpayers with incomes below $100,000, while those in the highest income brackets would barely be affected. For example, workers with incomes between $10,000 and $20,000 would experience an increased tax burden of 14.5 percent, while those with incomes over $1,000,000 would just see an increase of 0.1 percent. 9 This contradicts the idea that the negative effects from benefit cuts due to a switch to the Chained CPI would be offset by increased revenue from the wealthy.
The above is an excerpt from a report from the Center For Economic And Policy Research. You can download the report from this page:
http://www.cepr.net/index.php/publications/reports/the-chained-cpi-a-painful-cut-in-social-security-benefits-and-a-stealth-tax-hike
And a link to the press release
http://www.cepr.net/index.php/press-releases/press-releases/chained-cpi-cuts-social-security-benefits-while-raising-taxes-on-the-middle-class
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Chained CPI *RAISES TAXES* for the poor to the middle class (Original Post)
Luminous Animal
Dec 2012
OP
Obama's newest offer - chained CPI - RAISES TAXES on the poor to middle class.
Luminous Animal
Dec 2012
#3
The Republicans requested the change, Obama incorporated it in his proposal.
Luminous Animal
Dec 2012
#10
Panasonic
(2,921 posts)1. That's why we're heading to the fiscal cliff now.
Boehner has recently rejected Obama's newest offer - and nothing more to offer.
It just shows that Republicans are so goddamn selfish and self-centered that they say I GOT MINE, FUCK YOU!
Fuck. That. Shit.
Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)3. Obama's newest offer - chained CPI - RAISES TAXES on the poor to middle class.
Chained CPI is also so goddamn selfish and self-centered.
spanone
(135,855 posts)8. Obama never offered chained CPI....
Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)10. The Republicans requested the change, Obama incorporated it in his proposal.
So, yes. Obama took the Republicans request and made it his own.
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/12/18/usa-fiscal-inflation-idUKL1E8NI9IZ20121218
MotherPetrie
(3,145 posts)2. Why is President Obama betraying us?
Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)4. Kick.
Uncle Joe
(58,378 posts)5. Yes it does.
Thanks for the thread, Luminous Animal.
Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)6. You are welcome.
WillyT
(72,631 posts)7. HUGE K & R !!!
PETRUS
(3,678 posts)9. K&R
Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)11. Kick.
Luminous Animal
(27,310 posts)12. Kick.
octoberlib
(14,971 posts)13. K&R!