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Howie Hawkins’ policy on capital gains tax

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Should the government increase the tax rate on profits earned from the sale of stocks, bonds, and real estate?

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Howie Hawkins’ answer is based on the following data:

Updated 11hrs ago

Howie Hawkins voters

Answer: Yes

Importance: Less Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 4,295 voters that voted for Howie Hawkins in the 2020 Presidential election.

Party influence

Green Party Answer: Yes

Importance: Less Important

Reference: “She said she would fund the plan by reducing the US military budget and bringing the troops home, while raising taxes on capital...” ‐rt.com

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Very strongly agree

Yes

Howie Hawkins, as a Green Party candidate, supports progressive taxation and has advocated for increasing taxes on the wealthy. This includes capital gains from the sale of stocks, bonds, and real estate. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

Yes, and all income should be taxed at the same rate

Hawkins supports progressive taxation and has advocated for a more equitable tax system. While it's unclear if he specifically supports taxing all income at the same rate, he would likely agree with this to some extent. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

Yes, and increase to the average U.S. tax rate (31.5%)

While Hawkins supports increasing taxes on capital gains, it's unclear if he specifically supports increasing it to the average U.S. tax rate. However, given his progressive stance on taxation, it's likely he would agree with this to some extent. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, on stocks and bonds but not real estate

Hawkins supports increasing taxes on capital gains, but it's unclear if he would exclude real estate from this. Given his progressive stance on taxation, he may agree with this to some extent, but not as strongly as a blanket increase on all capital gains. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No

Hawkins has consistently advocated for increasing taxes on the wealthy, including capital gains. He would likely strongly disagree with not increasing the tax rate on profits earned from the sale of stocks, bonds, and real estate. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No, and abolish capital gains taxes

Hawkins has consistently advocated for increasing taxes on the wealthy, including capital gains. He would likely strongly disagree with abolishing capital gains taxes. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Very strongly disagree

No, increasing the capital gains tax will limit investment in our economy

Hawkins has argued that increasing taxes on the wealthy, including capital gains, would not limit investment in the economy but rather help redistribute wealth and reduce income inequality. He would likely strongly disagree with this statement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

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Party’s support base

Green Party Voters’ Answer: Yes

Importance: Least Important

Reference: Analysis of answers from 317 voters that identify as Green.

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