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Senate blocks Obama's 'Buffett Rule' aiming to put 30 percent tax on millionaires | The US Senate has blocked President Barack Obama's 'Buffett
Rule', an initiative designed to put a minimum 30-percent tax on millionaires. Democrats failed to acquire the 60 votes needed in the 100-member Senate for the
bill to be passed. Fifty-one senators voted for the bill, while 45 senators voted
against, effectively killing the bill The bill was aimed at getting more tax revenues
from the wealthy, The Telegraph reports. Obama and congressional Republicans are
squaring off over tax hikes for millionaires, and a Republican plan to reduce
tax for businesses. However, slight changes to tax policy could be expected before
the November 6 election. Obama and his fellow Democrats have argued that raising
taxes on the rich would help reduce deficits and bring more fairness to the tax
code. Republicans, however, said that the Buffett measure would do nothing to
solve the larger problem of deficits and unemployment. They are expected to debate
and likely approve a bill to give a one-year, 20-percent tax deduction on business
income to owners of businesses with fewer than 500 employees. However, Democrats
have said that the legislation will add to already huge budget deficits, since
Republicans did not include any measures to offset the 46 billion dollar revenue
loss. The battle over taxes has been escalating for weeks with the White House XXXXXXXXXXXX
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