The White House has hit back at criticism from Wall Street and Silicon Valley of its plans to raise capital gains taxes for high-earning Americans, saying it would affect the income of only a "sliver" of the population. President Joe Biden’s tax plan includes a near doubling of levies on capital gains and dividends, to fund an education and child-care spending package that could top $1.5-trillion.
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