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Buffett Rule
The Buffett Rule is part of a tax plan proposed by President Barack Obama in 2011.〔Carrie Budoff Brown. ("Obama's 'Buffett Rule' to call for higher tax rate for millionaires". ) ''Politico'', September 17, 2011.〕 The tax plan would apply a minimum tax rate of 30 percent on individuals making more than a million dollars a year. According to a White House official, the new tax rate would directly affect 0.3 percent of taxpayers.〔
== History ==
The Buffett Rule is named after American investor Warren Buffett, who publicly stated in early 2011 that he believed it was wrong that rich people, like himself, could pay less in federal taxes, as a portion of income, than the middle class, and voiced support for increased income taxes on the wealthy. The rule would implement a higher minimum tax rate for taxpayers in the highest income bracket, to ensure that they do not pay a lower percentage of income in taxes than less-affluent Americans. In October 2011, Senate leader Harry Reid (D–Nev.) proposed a 5.6 percent surtax on millionaires to pay for new stimulus provisions, but the change did not go through.〔Jake Tapper. ("Buffett rule tax set at 30 percent: Obama speech’". ) ''Yahoo News'', January 25, 2012.〕
A White House statement released in January 2012 defined the rule as part of "measures to ensure everyone making over a million dollars a year pays a minimum effective tax rate of at least 30 percent ... implemented in a way that is equitable, including not disadvantaging individuals who make large charitable contributions."〔 The White House also stated that "no household making more than $1 million each year should pay a smaller share of their income in taxes than a middle-class family pays."
The Buffett Rule was not in the President's 2012 budget proposal and the White House initially stressed it as a guideline rather than a legislative initiative.〔Annie Lowrey. ("The Buffett Tax Rule Is Really More of a Guideline". ) ''New York Times'', February 16, 2012.〕 The rule, however, was later submitted for deliberation as US Senate Bill S. 2059, ''Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012''.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Bill Summary & Status - 112th Congress (2011 - 2012) - S.2230 - THOMAS (Library of Congress) )〕 On April 16, 2012, the bill received 51 affirmative votes, but was stopped by a Republican filibuster that required 60 votes to proceed to debate and a vote on final passage.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Senate Blocks Buffett Rule With 51-45 Vote )〕
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