2016 Campaign: Candidates' Tax Plans and You

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The Candy Man is here
What kind of candy do you want?
Sweet chocolate? Chocolate walnut candy?
Gum drops? Anything you want
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because I'm the Candy man!

— The Candy Man by Sammy Davis Jr. 

Democrat vs Republican

• Democratic candidates
• Would increase revenue and make the system more progressive
• Republican candidates
•  Would cut revenue and make the system more regressive. 

Candidates' Tax Plans

The 2016 campaign has plenty of trash talk flying around. But one of these people is likely to be president, so you’d better know their plans, especially tax plans. There are huge differences. These differences are especially stark for very high-income households.

• Hillary Clinton 
• Is pretty steady. No earthquake
• Proposes much smaller tax increases, all focused on the rich
• Read more here on CNN Money's analysis
• Bernie Sanders 
• Would go for the biggest peacetime tax hike in US history – but says you’ll love it.
• Read more here on CNN Money's analysis
• Also, read more here on Tax Foundation
• Trump and Cruz 
• Would cut taxes big time for the rich
• Increase the deficit by trillions
• Read more here on CNN Money's analysis of tax plans by Donald Trump
• Read more here on CNN Money's analysis of tax plans by Ted Cruz

References

1. The Candidates' Tax Plans And You
2. The Candy Man
3. This simple calculator tells you how each presidential candidate’s tax plan affects you (Vox)
4. Paycheck Calculator: How Will The Presidential Candidates Change Your Tax Bill?  (International Business Times)
5. Taxes on the Rich May Change a Lot in 2017 (Tax Policy Center)
6. Nothing's More Certain Than Taxes
7. Details and Analysis of Senator Bernie Sanders’s Tax Plan