The 1% dividend tax is not seen as a donation, but a responsibility.
Q. What could happen in the long term if the dividend tax is dropped?
In a theoretical world, ending the dividend tax might make sense.
Republicans say they would make certain the dividend tax never returns in future years.
I mean, we're cutting the dividend tax for three years and then trying to extend it every year?
A cut in dividend taxes should spur corporate investment and long-term growth.
And any reforms of dividend taxes should also be comprehensive.
Until a few days ago, administration officials had suggested cutting dividend taxes in half.
The impulse to revise the dividend tax is a good one.
Congress ultimately cut dividend taxes but did not end them.