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Pennsylvania

Curmudgeoness

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2. Oh, oh, oh, I know the answer!

Reply to luckyleftyme2 (Original post)

Thu Sep 27, 2012, 06:49 PM

Sep 2012

It is because no one will invest if they have to pay taxes on the money they earn.

At least that I what I have heard. I wonder how this country's stock market and business has survived all these years. But we are too stupid to put that 1 + 1 together.

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whyb the wealthy want to elminate capital gains tax [View all] luckyleftyme2 Sep 2012 OP

They don't have earned income. All they have is cap gains. So of course they want that taxed at 0% s kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #1

Oh, oh, oh, I know the answer! Curmudgeoness Sep 2012 #2

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