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House Democrats May Raise Taxes for Wealthy« Thread Started

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House Democrats May Raise Taxes for Wealthy« Thread Started on Jan 9, 2007, 12:36am » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------House Democrats May Raise Taxes for WealthyBy RUSSELL BERMANStaff Reporter of the SunJanuary 8, 2007read at source> http://www.nysun.com/article/46239WASHINGTON — House Democrats may raise taxes for those earning more than $500,000 a year, the newly elected speaker, Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, said yesterday. "I think you can put everything on the table," Ms. Pelosi said on CBS's "Face the Nation.Ms. Pelosi said Democrats would first look to raise revenues by going after uncollected taxes, closing loopholes for corporations, and targeting "waste, fraud, and abuse." But she warned that the tax burden may have to go up for wealthy Americans.