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Why We Are Here => Economics & Investing => Topic started by: ergophobe on June 04, 2021, 09:37:35 PM

Title: No relation between Capital Gains tax and S&P 500 returns
Post by: ergophobe on June 04, 2021, 09:37:35 PM
From Barry Ritholz (WSJ columnist and CIO of Ritholz Wealth Management)

All the way at the bottom
https://ritholtz.com/2021/04/weekend-reads-466
Title: Re: No relation between Capital Gains tax and S&P 500 returns
Post by: littleman on June 05, 2021, 08:44:02 AM
As much as many of us benefit from investing I'm hard pressed to come up with an argument that capital gains should be taxed at a lower rate than regular income tax.
Title: Re: No relation between Capital Gains tax and S&P 500 returns
Post by: nffc on June 05, 2021, 11:14:46 AM
You could argue that the money used to invest has already been taxed.