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And at Wednesday night’s debate, Mr. Trump raised the issue again. “The hedge fund guys won’t like me as much as they like me right now — I know ’em all,” he said. “But they’ll pay more.”" [http://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/18/business/with-trump-as-foe-carried-interest-tax-loophole-is-vulnerable.html?_r=0 NYT]
"Donald Trump has called for a limited tax increase on this type of income, but only for short-term, speculative hedge funds. He has carved out investment partnerships that buy businesses and real estate for long term investment, the actual target of Baldwin and others. Even then, the rate hike is minimal, from 23.8 to 25 percent." [https://www.atr.org/fact-checking-tammy-baldwin-carried-interest-tax-hikes ATR]
==Jeb Bush==
Jeb Bush says he would end the Carried Interest loophole.
"Only one major republican candidate--Jeb Bush--has called for a tax rate increase on all carried interest capital gains, from 23.8 percent today to 28 percent under his plan." [https://www.atr.org/fact-checking-tammy-baldwin-carried-interest-tax-hikes ATR]
