It's entirely arbitrary to treat differential rates for different levels of income as a structural feature of the tax code but differential rates for different typesof income as a tax expenditure.
The deal also let EU airlines operate flights between the US and other non-EU countries, and made it easier for airlines to enter into code sharing agreements and other typesof alliances.
For instance, BrightScope allows a consumer to look up a financial advisor by zip code, employer, the amount of money they manage and the typesof clients they cater to.
By eliminating the preference afforded these two typesof investment income, Bowles and Simpson believed they could retain the progressivity of the current tax code.