Comments on: A “Greed Tax” on banks http://blogs.reuters.com/macroscope/2010/04/21/a-greed-tax-on-banks/ Shining a light on the dismal science Sat, 25 May 2013 02:49:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: jmmx http://blogs.reuters.com/macroscope/2010/04/21/a-greed-tax-on-banks/comment-page-1/#comment-1703 jmmx Wed, 28 Apr 2010 20:30:06 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/macroscope/?p=3290#comment-1703 Just raise income tax on anything over $2M to 65% AND include benefits such as stock and option grants! (Option grants could be paid with options without exercising them.) Anyone who served a full tour of combat duty in a foreign conflict would have the top rate reduced to 45%. (Combat duty means "feet on the ground" or mission flights - not behind the lines duty.) I could also see the rate ramp up from say 35% at $2M to 75% over $50M per year. Just raise income tax on anything over $2M to 65% AND include benefits such as stock and option grants! (Option grants could be paid with options without exercising them.)

Anyone who served a full tour of combat duty in a foreign conflict would have the top rate reduced to 45%. (Combat duty means “feet on the ground” or mission flights – not behind the lines duty.)

I could also see the rate ramp up from say 35% at $2M to 75% over $50M per year.

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