Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2010, S. 3773

Don't let Pelosi, Reid and Obama kill more jobs with a tax hike.

S. 3773 prevents nearly $4 trillion in tax hikes over the next decade. Specifically, it would:

•Keep income tax rates right where they are. That means that the lowest rate would remain at 10 percent, rather than rising to 15 percent. It also means that the top rate (at which a majority of small business profits pay tax) would stay at 35 percent, rather than rising to 39.6 percent

•Keep the capital gains and dividends tax rate at 15 percent. Under the Pelosi-Obama-Reid (POR) tax hike, the capital gains tax rate is set to rise to 20 percent in 2011. The dividends top rate is set to rise to an astounding 39.6 percent in 2011

•Keep the death tax from rising to a 55 percent top rate with a small $1 million exemption. Instead, the death tax would be 35 percent with a generous $5 million exemption to protect most small businesses and family farms

•Prevent tax hikes on families, including a return of the marriage penalty and cutting the child tax credit in half

•Index the alternative minimum tax (AMT) to inflation. Under S. 3773, the number of AMT taxpayers should remain constant, rather than the sharp rise in AMT families that the Pelosi-Obama-Reid (POR) tax hike would result in.

S. 3773, the “Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2010” is a common-sense bill. It simply keeps in place the tax structure America has lived under for the past decade. It avoids a huge tax hike in the midst of a weak economy that will kill jobs. It’s supported by the American people, and should be voted on by the Senate before the election.

Text mostly from Americans for Tax Reform