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Current Focus
• 2016 Election Update
• 2017 Presidential & Legislative Agendas
Fiscal realities facing either party
Income/wealth inequality
2016 Election Review
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2016 Election- House of Representatives
• 2012- Elections
G d iGerrymandering
GOP controls more states
• Democrats need 30 seats
2016- Only 12 House seats in play!
Democrats need the following to gain Senate Majority:
4 (if hold White House)
5 (if t)
2016 Elections - Senate
5 (if not)
Senate Class By Election Year2016
Democrats 10Republicans 24
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Top of ticket candidate is key2016 Elections - Senate
Good Chance for Dem Pick Up
Possible GOP Pick Up Good Chance GOP Pick Up
Fl id C l dFlorida Colorado
Illinois
Indiana
New Hampshire
Ohio Nevada
Pennsylvania
Source: Cook Political Report
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
7 2 0
Presidential Election Analysis
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Presidential Election Analysis
SubjectiveObjective
• Party Affiliation• Demographics• Electoral Collegeg
Subjective Analysis
HillaryHillaryvs
TheDonald
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Challenges For the Candidates
Clinton• 3rd Obama term• Email & Clinton Foundation hangover• Known-Known factor
Trump• Equal oppty. motivator (Known-Unknown)• Lack of transparency on finances/taxes• Minority and female support
Opportunities For the Candidates
Clinton• Generally pragmaticGenerally pragmatic • Strong minority support
Trump• Platitudes and attitude• Fervent supporters
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Trump’s Support
“The only way Trump won’t get my
vote is if he breaks into my house andvote is if he breaks into my house and
murders me. And even then I will vote
for him by absentee ballot.”
Trump Supporter
February 2016As quoted to speaker
Opportunities For the Candidates
Clinton• Generally pragmaticGenerally pragmatic • Strong minority support
Trump• Platitudes and attitude• Fervent supporters• Malleable and negotiableMalleable and negotiable
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Trump’s Own Words
“I will be changing very rapidly. I’m very capable of
changing to anything I want to change to.” Donald Trump, February 10, 2016
On The Record with Greta Van Susteren
“You think I am going to change?
I am not going to change.”Donald Trump, May 31, 2016
Press Conference, Trump Tower as reported by The Los Angeles Times
“I am who I am.” “I don’t want to change.”Donald Trump, August 16, 2016
Television interview, WKBT
Presidential Election Analysis
SubjectiveObjective
• Party Affiliation• Demographics• Electoral Collegeg
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Party Affiliation
Gallup, January 2016
Party Affiliation
Gallup, January 2016
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Party Affiliation
Gallup, January 2016
Party Affiliation- Unpopularity Contest
Bloomberg polling August 2016
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2016 Elections – Rubber Meeting The Road
Positive
Negative
Net
Qualified to be POTUS
Clinton
Trump
Honest & Trustworthy
Clinton
Trump
Right TemperamentRight Temperament
Clinton
TrumpFox News Poll, July 31-Aug 2, 2016
2016 Elections – Rubber Meeting The Road
Positive
Negative
Net
Qualified to be POTUS
Clinton 65 35 +30
Trump 43 57 -14
Honest & Trustworthy
Clinton 36 61 -25
Trump 36 62 -26
Right TemperamentRight Temperament
Clinton 64 34 +30
Trump 37 61 -24Fox News Poll, July 31-Aug 2, 2016
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Demographics
Electorate 2012 2016
Caucasian 72% 69%
GOP Vote 2012 2016 (1) 2016 (2)
Caucasian 59% 59% 65%
Minority 17% 30% 17%
Minority 28% 31%
Source: Whit Ayres, 2016 and Beyond: How Republicans Can Elect a President in the New America (2015)
Minority 17% 30% 17%
Demographics
Electorate 2012 2016
Caucasian 72% 69%
GOP Vote 2012 2016 (1) 2016 (2)
Caucasian 59% 59% 65%
Minority 17% 30% 17%
Minority 28% 31%
Source: Whit Ayres, 2016 and Beyond: How Republicans Can Elect a President in the New America (2015)
Minority 17% 30% 17%
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Demographics
Electorate 2012 2016
Caucasian 72% 69%
GOP Vote 2012 2016 (1) 2016 (2)
Caucasian 59% 59% 65%
Minority 17% 30% 17%
Minority 28% 31%
Source: Whit Ayres, 2016 and Beyond: How Republicans Can Elect a President in the New America (2015)
Minority 17% 30% 17%
Demographics
Electorate 2012 2016
Caucasian 72% 69%
GOP Vote 2012 2016 (1) 2016 (2)
Caucasian 59% 59% 65%
Minority 17% 30% 17%
Minority 28% 31%
Source: Whit Ayres, 2016 and Beyond: How Republicans Can Elect a President in the New America (2015)
Minority 17% 30% 17%
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2016 Elections – Electoral College
Needed to win: 270Democrat Republican
Solid 242 102Lean 15* 41**Tilt 0 48***Total 257 191Shortfall 13 79
In Play 90Source: The Cook Political Report
*IA- 6, NH- 4, NM-5**AZ-11, GA-16, IN-11, MT-3***AR-6, KY-8, LA-8, MO-10, TN-11, WV-5
2016 Elections – Electoral College Paths
No TiltColorado 9
Fl id 29D h f ll 13 Florida 29
Nevada 6
North Carolina 15
Ohio 18
Virginia 13
Democrat shortfall: 13
Republican shortfall: 79
Total 90
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• Republicans keep House.
• Senate majority follows the top of the ticket.
2016 Elections – Split Government Continues
Senate majority follows the top of the ticket.
• Neither party gets 67 votes in Senate to overcome
presidential veto, or 60 votes to overcome filibuster.
• Democratic tail wind in the presidential race.
“[With Mitt Romney,] we tried tall,
good looking, smart, nice, great
family We’re not going down thatfamily. We re not going down that
road again!”
Senator Lindsey Grahamy
Previous Republican Presidential CandidateE2 Summit- Park City, UT, June 2015
As reported by The New York Times
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• Presidential agenda
2017 Administrative & Legislative Agenda
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• Fiscal realities facing both parties
• Supreme Court
• More pragmatic on Wall Street regulation?
• Entitlement Reforms-
Expansion of Social Security new taxation
Business and Investments - Clinton
Expansion of Social Security, new taxation >$250,000
Medicare access at age 55 and above
• Seek higher domestic spending and higher taxes on the affluent
• Needs assent of Republican House
• Continuation of status quo stalemate
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• Unpredictability concerns markets
• Trade protectionism (tariffs) could hurt US businesses
Business and Investments – Trump
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• Lower taxes + higher military & entitlement spending would equal higher deficits- a la George W. Bush
• Support from a Republican Congress?
Fiscal Realities For Both Parties
22.0
24.0
Federal Revenue and Expenditures
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
10.02015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Tax Revenue Federal Spending
CBO’s January 2016 report The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2016 to 2026
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Fiscal Realities For Both Parties
22.0
24.0
Federal Revenue and Expenditures
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
$544B Deficit2.9% of GDP
10.02015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Tax Revenue Federal Spending
CBO’s January 2016 report The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2016 to 2026
Fiscal Realities For Both Parties
22.0
24.0
Federal Revenue and Expenditures
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
$544B Deficit2.9% of GDP
$1.044T Deficit4.4% of GDP
10.02015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Tax Revenue Federal Spending
CBO’s January 2016 report The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2016 to 2026
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Fiscal Realities For Both Parties
22.0
24.0
Federal Revenue and Expenditures
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
$544B Deficit2.9% of GDP
$1.044T Deficit4.4% of GDP
$1.366T Deficit4.9% of GDP
10.02015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Tax Revenue Federal Spending
CBO’s January 2016 report The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2016 to 2026
Fiscal Realities For Both Parties
22.0
24.0
Federal Revenue and Expenditures
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
$544B Deficit2.9% of GDP
$1.044T Deficit4.4% of GDP
$1.366T Deficit4.9% of GDP
10.02015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Tax Revenue Federal Spending
CBO’s January 2016 report The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2016 to 2026
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Fiscal Realities For Both Parties
22.0
24.0
Federal Revenue and Expenditures
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
20.0
$544B Deficit2.9% of GDP
$1.044T Deficit4.4% of GDP
$1.366T Deficit4.9% of GDP
$590,000,000,000*10.0
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Tax Revenue Federal Spending
CBO’s January 2016 report The Budget and Economic Outlook: 2016 to 2026
$590,000,000,000
*CBO Update To The Budget And Economic Outlook: 2015-2016 August 23, 2016
Fiscal Realities For Both Parties
84
86
88
Debt Held by Public as a % of GDP
85.5%
68
70
72
74
76
78
80
82
84
66
CBO Update To The Budget And Economic Outlook: 2015-2016 August 23, 2016
2015 2026
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Domestic$583 (17%)
2015 Federal Government Spending(($3.9T total) in billions of dollars)
Mandatory Programs(Entitlements) $2,555 (65%)
Debt Service
Defense$583 (17%)
Debt Service$223 (5%)
Source: The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2016 to 2026, Congressional Budget Office (Jan 2016)
Current Tax Rates Historically High“[Current tax] rates are well
above the average rates
[during the past 35 years] for
households in the top of the27 5%
2013 Bipartisan Tax Inc.
households in the top of the
income distribution.”Congressional Budget Office Report November 2014
35%
15%
44.6%
25%
27.5%
66.7%
2012 2012Today TodayOrdinary Investment Income Capital Gains
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Income/Wealth Inequality
“Both parties agree: economic mobility will be a defining theme of 2016 campaign ”a defining theme of 2016 campaign.
Washington Post (January 2015)
“Economic disparities appear to be reaching extremes that are damaging to growth.”extremes that are damaging to growth.
Standard & Poor’s (August 2014)
• Middle class is no longer the nation’s majority.
Income/Wealth Inequality
• Wealth begets more wealth.
Market return 2008-2015: 190%
Wage increase 2008-2015: 15%
Sources: CNBC Nightly Business Report (March 9, 2016); 5 facts about economic inequality Pew Research Center, (Jan., 2014); The American Middle Class Is Losing Ground, Pew Research Center (December 2015).
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• Percent of income earned by top income earners
Income/Wealth Inequality
1980 2015
One percent 8% 19%
Ten percent 32% 45%
Source: Fairness and Tax Policy, Joint Committee on Taxation (February 2015).
Democrats:
Capitalism favors the rich. Government must promote fairness by redistributing income.
Income/Wealth Inequality
promote fairness by redistributing income. Taxation should be more progressive.
Republicans:
Focus on stronger economic growth, not bigger government. Further taxing the wealthy
thwarts entrepreneurial spirit.Source: The American Middle Class Is Losing Ground, Pew Research Center (December 2015)
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• Percent of income earned by top income earners
(% f t id)*
Income/Wealth Inequality
• (% of taxes paid)*
1980 2015
One percent 8% (19%) 19% (49%)
Ten percent 32% (49%) 45% (82%)
**These are the highest tax figures ever recorded
Source: Fairness and Tax Policy, Joint Committee on Taxation (February 2015).
Clean Up and Simply The Tax Code?
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• Tax sale of carried interest as ordinary income
• Curtail “stretch” IRAs and 401k’s
Potential “Loophole Closers”
• Limit Roth conversions to pre-tax dollars
• Apply RMD rules to Roth accounts beginning age 70-1/2
• Treat all distributions from S corps and partnerships to owner-employees as subject to employment taxes.
• Curtail sophisticated wealth transfer techniques
Investment/Tax Planning
• “Tax drag” is a bigger issue for clients
• Harvesting losses, Buy-and-hold strategies
• Municipal bonds master limited partnerships REITs• Municipal bonds, master limited partnerships, REITs
• Annuities, Life Insurance & Tax-efficient mutual funds
• Other professionally managed tax-advantaged strategies
• Hold tax-inefficient investments inside tax deferral vehicles
• 3 bucket strategy- Taxable, Tax Free and Tax Deferred
• Long term care planning
• Candidate & foreign affairs induced market volatility
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