The strategy includes an effort to draw attention to recent rate increases imposed on Americans by major health insurance companies, and the impact this has had on people the president has heard from directly in letters he reads each day.

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The capital gains tax has a huge impact on the rate of job creation.

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The most important impact is the rate of tax on your distributions over time.

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Of course, Mr. Bernanke has contributed to that confusion by touting the interest-rate impact of the actions.

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