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Biden to float historic tax increase on investment gains for the rich

Business · April 22, 2021 · 11:48 PM UTC

President Joe Biden will roll out a plan to raise taxes on the wealthiest Americans, including the largest-ever increase in levies on investment gains, to fund about $1 trillion in childcare, universal pre-kindergarten education and paid leave for workers, sources familiar with the proposal said.

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