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Well, we know that the so-called “rich” wouldn’t begin to come close to getting the billions necessary to get close to the sums needed.

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Well, it may be premature to call this a hike on the lowest tax bracket. It appears the Senate Amendment amends HR 8 which amends underlying tax code. One must trace through all of the changes in the correct order to discern what the new tax structure might be. If I see this correctly, the next step is a Conference Committee to reconcile the House and Senate versions of H.R. 8. Then it goes to Obama and you can be sure there will be a Signing Statement.