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What Taxes

My understanding of your argument is that there will be a shortage of investments if they were taxed at the 35% rate. If I misunderstood your argument then try rephrasing it and maybe I will understand.

My point is if a 35% rate will prevent people from investing then why don't we have a shortage of Cardiologists? Considering that a Cardiologist has to go through eight years of schooling, three years of training and take on considerable debt to be a Cardiologist. What's so special about writing a check to get a bigger check that it requires a lower tax rate than a Cardiologist that invest eleven years of his or her life.
Lastly I don't understand why you felt the need to call me a black souled commie just because you don't agree with me.

poor example once again,a cardiologist once hired is guaranteed income,someone using capitol gains is not,only a chance of income.capital gains is taxed less because no income is guaranteed,and ifact with the exception of high dollar millionairs and billionairs,many lose everything investing,and saying we should punish thousands and thousands to punish a hundred as well is the same as saying if i kill a hundred people with poison tol kill one rat i win.

why not simply focus on the problem directly rather than a broad sweeping plan to take everyone down in hopes of getting one or two who deserve it?????????????/
 
poor example once again,a cardiologist once hired is guaranteed income,someone using capitol gains is not,only a chance of income.capital gains is taxed less because no income is guaranteed,and ifact with the exception of high dollar millionairs and billionairs,many lose everything investing,and saying we should punish thousands and thousands to punish a hundred as well is the same as saying if i kill a hundred people with poison tol kill one rat i win.

why not simply focus on the problem directly rather than a broad sweeping plan to take everyone down in hopes of getting one or two who deserve it?????????????/

My plan isn't to punish anyone but to try and be fair to everyone. I'm fairly certain we are not going to see eye to eye on this one because I don't think you need a lower tax rate to encourage investment. I could be wrong but to me people invest in things because they think they are going to get some kind of return on that investment. I'm not arguing what the tax rates should be on income or capital gains I just don't think capital needs a lower rate for people to think investing is a good idea.
 
My plan isn't to punish anyone but to try and be fair to everyone. I'm fairly certain we are not going to see eye to eye on this one because I don't think you need a lower tax rate to encourage investment. I could be wrong but to me people invest in things because they think they are going to get some kind of return on that investment. I'm not arguing what the tax rates should be on income or capital gains I just don't think capital needs a lower rate for people to think investing is a good idea.

well it isnt fair taxing someone the same for gambling on a chance of making money vs making garanteed money.
 
I do. Yes they could lose the gamble but they also could hit big on the investment which is what I think motivates many of them. Moreover, a cardiologist puts their investment on the line everyday numerous things can go wrong when you crack a 70 year olds chest open. If something does go wrong that docs license is on the line. I get your point I just don't see it that way. However, I'm not going call you names or think you're a bad person just because you don't see things my way
 
I do. Yes they could lose the gamble but they also could hit big on the investment which is what I think motivates many of them. Moreover, a cardiologist puts their investment on the line everyday numerous things can go wrong when you crack a 70 year olds chest open. If something does go wrong that docs license is on the line. I get your point I just don't see it that way. However, I'm not going call you names or think you're a bad person just because you don't see things my way

now you speak of frivilous lawsuits on cardiologists,stay on point,
 
Not frivilous. They are human and can make a geniune error that cost someone their life. What then all that time spent on training could be flushed depending on the error. I don't think there's anywhere else to take the argument. You think that a hedge fund manager should get a lower rate because he or she puts capital at risk. I get it or at least I think I get what you're saying I just disagree. The fact that an investment can hit it big offsets the risks of losing so I don't think the taxes on those gains should be lower when you do have gains.
 
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