Job Growth Much Better Before Tax Cuts; High-Income Taxpayers Reap More From "Middle-Class Tax Cuts" than Middle Income
Published 10-05-10
Submitted by American Sustainable Business Council
A report released today by business organizations finds it makes good business sense to reset top tax rates to where they were between 1993 and 2000 during the longest economic expansion in US history. "Restoring Top Tax Rates Makes Sense for Small Business," by Business for Shared Prosperity and the American Sustainable Business Council--representing over 200,000 companies, small business owners, investors and executives--finds:
The report is available at http://www.businessforsharedprosperity.org/Resources/Restoring+Top+Tax+Rates+Makes+Sense+for+Small+Business
To interview small business owners around the country contact Bob Keener, Business for Shared Prosperity, 617-610-6766, bobkeener@businessforsharedprosperity.org.
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