date:Feb 22, 2013
e afraid of higher taxes and inflation.
Indeed, while wealthier households have seen their stock portfolios grow, poor and middle-class Americans have struggled to regain their financial footing since the recession ended more than 3 1/2 years ago.
Stocks have roughly doubled since June 2009. At the same time, dividends and capital gains, which disproportionately benefit higher-income Americans, are taxed at lower rates compared with ordinary income
At the same time, while incomes for most Ame