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To: Brumar89 who wrote (246193)	4/20/2008 6:35:05 PM
From: Brumar89	Read Replies (1) of 793843

Further thoughts on Obama's idea of fair taxation: "Well, Charlie, what I've said is that I would look at raising the capital gains tax for purposes of fairness. We saw an article today which showed that the top 50 hedge fund managers made $29 billion last year -- $29 billion for 50 individuals. And part of what has happened is that those who are able to work the stock market and amass huge fortunes on capital gains are paying a lower tax rate than their secretaries. That's not fair." Re. CEO and Wall St & hedge fund manager earnings: If these folks earnings and evening it out is the governments business - in the interest of fairness, how about the earnings of Hollywood stars, professional athletes, musicians, and Oprah and Al Gore and the Clintons? These big earners earn much more than the people who handle their fan mail for them, so why isn't that a problem needing fixing for Obama?

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