Where the New Taxes Hit Home

The poor will benefit, the rich will bear the burden, and everyone will pay a little at the pump

For the past four months, Bill Clinton's tax plan has been a moving target, making it difficult for taxpayers to calculate how it would affect them. But now is the moment for a quick snapshot -- or two. The new taxes people will pay lie somewhere between two versions: the House's and the Senate's, which will be reconciled in the joint conference committee. In many ways, the two plans are quite similar. Both seek to raise about $250 billion in new revenues. Most of the burden will fall on the wealthy.

In other ways, the plans diverge. Both versions increase the...

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