Look right above it - both the graph and this statement:
Secretary Clinton's proposal would stick to the general principles of the current system, but elongate the decline. Gains with a holding period of one to two years would also be subject to the 39.6 percent statutory rate. Gains of two to three years would be subject to a 36 percent statutory rate, and thereafter the statutory rate would decline by four percentage points per year until reaching the current long-term rate of 20 percent at six years. That's almost exactly the same as what I wrote in my earlier post. So yes, day traders and those with investments of under 1 year won't see a change. However, people who keep investments for more than 1 year will see a drastic tax increase. Also, this statement above doesn't include the nearly 4% income surtax added onto all those already high taxes.
This source seems to be contradicting itself because in the paragraph above it says something completely different, which I just copied from that website. First it discusses how Clinton's proposal would be much different than the two tier System under Obama in the sense that long term investments, those over 1 year, would pay a much higher tax rate... Then comes the statement you just posted that apparently Clinton never said she'd raise taxes in her campaign. So where did they pull that graph and the statement I just copied from? Either that graph above is totally incorrect or Clinton's lying that she never said she'll raise taxes. Based on her history, I'd say she's lying.
Also, write after your statement it says:
In a Democratic presidential primary debate in 2008, she was asked if she planned to raise the top capital gains rate, and she replied "I wouldn't raise it above the 20 percent if I raised it at all. I would not raise it above what it was during the Clinton administration." That statement was made in an environment where the top rate was 15 percent under President George W. Bush's tax cuts.Another flip flop with Clinton's stance changing as the wind blows? So back in 2008 she said IF she raised taxes she would barely raise the capital gains by a maximum of up to 20% for long term investments considering capital gains tax since under Bush it was only 15%... now 8 years later her plan is to more than double it for investments between 1-2 years so that it equals the current rate for investments under 1 year..
Another classic Clinton move: say one thing that is popular with the public, then change your stance later according to whatever's now popular, then deny any earlier contradictory statements till the media moves onto some other new scandal. If that fails, blame Republicans. That's been her tactic for years.
Unless in this statement, she's referring to long term rate as over 6 years. Then yes, she isn't changing it. 6 years is a long time to hold onto an investment - a lot can happen in that time. In that sense, no she isn't changing the tax plan at all. However, the changes between that 1 year and 6 year period are drastic. Furthermore, it's not affecting day traders and those who keep investments under 1 year as it states on that website that she is not changing the current tax rate for capital gains.
It is notable that the long-term rate remains the same as current law. In neither this campaign nor her previous campaign has Clinton expressed interest in raising the long term rate on capital gains.