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> I don't want higher taxes for the rich, I just want the rich to pay the same tax rate as I do in the first place.

But they don't, because of tax loopholes like these. If you want the rich to pay their fair tax, we definitely should "tax the rich". A couple of years ago, Warren Buffett pointed out that his secretary paid a higher tax rate than he did. Also because capital gains are taxed at a far lower rate than income.



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