
President Obama praised Republican presidential candidates former Florida Governor Jeb Bush and Donald Trump for their calls to end the carried interest loophole in a speech to the Business Roundtable on Wednesday. Obama said, “People in both parties, including some of
by Ian Hanchett16 Sep 2015, 12:28 PM PST0

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stated that taxes for high income earners are “going to go down a little bit,” but “The hedge fund guys are going to have to pay” and that he will cut middle and corporate taxes
by Ian Hanchett15 Sep 2015, 5:51 PM PST0

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stated that “Corporations paying far too much, far too much. Middle income people are being decimated” and “I was only kidding” in reference to a prior statement that “hedge fund guys are going to pay
by Ian Hanchett14 Sep 2015, 6:05 PM PST0

HBO host Bill Maher stated Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is “pretty good” on taxing hedge fund managers and closing “loopholes on the super rich” on Friday’s “Real Time.” Maher said, “here’s the interesting thing about Donald Trump, why it’s a
by Ian Hanchett11 Sep 2015, 9:20 PM PST0

Republican presidential candidate and former Texas Governor Rick Perry stated, “I’d go back to more the 1986 model that Ronald Reagan had in place” on taxes and would tax hedge funds how they did in 1986, but that investors paying
by Ian Hanchett3 Sep 2015, 5:53 PM PST0

South Carolina Senator and Republican presidential candidate Lindsey Graham said, “if you’re looking for a Republican, Joe, to do revenue, count me in” in a discussion of his tax policy, elaborating that he would “close many tax loopholes” and “increase
by Ian Hanchett2 Sep 2015, 1:33 PM PST0

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said “I want to have middle income pay less, and I want to have even upper middle income, and even in some cases, people that are pretty wealthy, pay less,” and “I’m not looking to
by Ian Hanchett1 Sep 2015, 5:13 PM PST0

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stated that he would release his tax plan over the next month and “I believe we’ll end up with a tax reduction.” Trump also said that while he wants to lower taxes, some people, like
by Ian Hanchett28 Aug 2015, 5:07 PM PST0

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he “would take carried interest out” and that people who make money from hedge funds and limited real estate partnerships should pay more in taxes in an interview on Wednesday’s broadcast of Bloomberg TV’s
by Ian Hanchett26 Aug 2015, 5:46 PM PST0

Hillary Clinton’s son-in-law Marc Mezvinsky is a hedge fund manager for Eaglevale Partners, LP—although he may not be a very skilled one. Mezvinsky married Chelsea Clinton, Bill and Hillary’s daughter, in 2010.
by Matthew Boyle15 Apr 2015, 12:20 PM PST0