CEOs to Geithner: Don’t Raise Dividend, Capital Gains Taxes

“A group of 18 CEOs have sent an open letter to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner urging the continuation of favorable tax treatment for dividends and capital gains.

The CEOs come from blue-chip companies such as Verizon and Duke Energy. They posted the letter on Politico.

Long-term capital gains and most stock dividends are currently taxed at a 15 percent rate. ”

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