It might also be true of the proposed substantial increase in the tax rate on dividends, but I doubt it for the modest increase proposed for capital gains taxes.
The Obama administration recently proposed closing a tax break on dividends paid out of employee-ownership plans a move attacked by the ESOP Association.
Although he thought he could find the votes to pass Mr Bush's plan, he acknowledged that there would have to be amendments, such as increasing the amount of help for cash-strapped states and scaling back the proposed elimination of the tax on dividends.
They will pay an additional 0.9% in Medicare tax, and a proposed (additional) 3.8% tax on unearned income (including interest, dividends and capital gains).