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- From: rja@redwood26.cray.com (Russ Anderson)
- Subject: Re: Capital gains (was Re: why progreesive tax rates)
- Message-ID: <1992Aug27.094406.7526@hemlock.cray.com>
- Originator: rja@redwood26
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- Sender: rja@redwood26 (Russ Anderson)
- Organization: The 1991 World Champion Minnesota Twins!
- References: <1992Aug17.225503.7283@news.columbia.edu> <1992Aug24.224136.21362@oracle.us.oracle.com> <1992Aug25.172809.27543@news.columbia.edu> <1992Aug25.180929.28890@news.columbia.edu> <81362@bcsaic.boeing.com>
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- Date: 27 Aug 92 09:44:05 CDT
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- In article <81362@bcsaic.boeing.com>, lbaum@atc.boeing.com (Larry Baum) writes:
- > A lot of people, including many Democrats, agree that indexing capital gains
- > for tax purposes makes sense.
- >
- > If we take the $1000, 10% gain, 5% infaltion example we get:
- >
- > Indexed gain = $50, tax = $15 (30% tax), real gain = ~$35
- > So ROI = 3.5%, which is pretty good in an economy with a 5% inflation rate.
- >
- > If Bush understoood the art of compromise, eh could have easily gotten Congress
- > to go along with indexing capital gains; but he does not know how to work with
- > Congress. He only knows how to make his semiannual speech calling for lower
- > tax rates for capital gains.
-
- I agree.
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- Another alternative would be a "standard deduction" from the capital
- gains tax, such as the first $5,000 (per deduction) of capital gains
- being tax free. Then Bush could say he got a cap gains tax cut and
- the Dems could say they helped families/"the little guys".
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- Russ Anderson | Disclaimer: Any statements are my own and do not reflect
- ------------------ upon my employer or anyone else. (c) 1992
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