John Thune actually said...

this is just a very punitive tax on family farms and small businesses.

I am particularly concerned about the administration's proposal to raise the capital gains tax and apply the tax when an asset is transferre...

you have a triple shot. You have an increase in the rate, you have a change in the time of realization, and you do away with stepped-up basi...

this just seems like a really strange proposal, particularly if you represent a constituency like I do in a farm-based part of the country.