Ask a Fool: How Would Taxing the Top 2% Affect Investors?

By Matt Koppenheffer – Jan 17, 2013 at 3:25PM

NYSE: WFC

Wells Fargo

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How would a tax hike on the wealthiest Americans impact investors?

In the following video, Motley Fool financial analyst Matt Koppenheffer answers the question, "Assuming the fiscal cliff does not occur, but the taxing the wealthiest 2% does, how would that affect typical investors?"

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