John Thune said "the wisdom of having the gains rate the same as the ordinary income rate, or treating capital gains as ordinary income." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordJune 18, 2012

the wisdom of having the gains rate the same as the ordinary income rate, or treating capital gains as ordinary income.

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Republican · South Dakota

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Thune questions the fairness of taxing capital gains at the same rate as ordinary income.

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