The Pro-(Rich) Family Tax Cuts
Tim Fernholz recently flagged a report that religious right groups are starting a major push to make the Bush tax cuts permanent:
The mainstays of conservative Christian activism — the Family Research Council and the Christian Coalition — are launching a new campaign to protect the wealthy from tax increases, according to subscription-only Roll Call. The tax hikes, they say, are a “family values issue.”
If this campaign advocates making all of the Bush tax cuts permanent, a central challenge will be putting a “pro-family” gloss on a plan that puts billions of dollars into the pockets of millionaires. This table from the Joint Committee on Taxation comparing Democrats and Republicans’ tax proposals clarifies what kinds of families would benefit most from the tax cuts FRC and the Christian Coalition reportedly are planning to defend:
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