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dublinben  ·  4737 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Conservative Case for a Wealth Tax
Harmonizing the capital gains tax rate with the income tax rate would do a great deal to address the deficit, with little to no impact on economic growth.

https://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/22/opinion/taxes-the-deficit...





thenewgreen  ·  4737 days ago  ·  link  ·  
"Harmonizing", not a word I would normally associate with a discussion about tax policy. I appreciate that.

It's my understanding that there have been no studies showing that a higher capital gains tax would dissuade investment. Does anyone know of one? It seems hyperbole on the side of the Grover-Nordquister's to say otherwise. cgod, as our resident economist, do you know of any valid studies done on this topic? What are your thoughts on raising the capital gains tax, let's say to Clintonian levels.

b_b  ·  4736 days ago  ·  link  ·  
Since when have relevant data been a part of the discussion form Nordquist?