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N.Y. millionaire tax gets a push from poll, Occupy Wall St.

ah, so short-term & long-term investments are taxed at the same rate huh?

:lol:

NOw those who follow these arguments know you aren't being very honest Thunder. You have read several posts of mine where I have noted short term capital gains are taxed at the same rate as earned income while long term capital gains-where risk and inflation play a role, are taxed at a lower rate for everyone

so rather than try to divert the thread with stuff you know to be a lie why not attempt to make a valid point?
 
NOw those who follow these arguments know you aren't being very honest Thunder. You have read several posts of mine where I have noted short term capital gains are taxed at the same rate as earned income while long term capital gains-where risk and inflation play a role, are taxed at a lower rate for everyone

so rather than try to divert the thread with stuff you know to be a lie why not attempt to make a valid point?

why are long-term investments taxed at 15%...even for millionaries and billionaires??

to compensate them for the risk they chose to take???

to make sure they are not taxed twice, even though lots of money used to invest is NOT already taxed?

edit- or is it to encourage investment in American companies, even though I'm sure the IRS doesn't make sure that you have actually invested in American stocks.
 
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why are long-term investments taxed at 15%...even for millionaries and billionaires??

to compensate them for the risk they chose to take???

to make sure they are not taxed twice, even though lots of money used to invest is NOT already taxed?

that is a really stupid question. tax treatment of specific types of income is based on the nature of the income not who receives it
 
Be proud.
The majority non-millionaires vote to take from the minority millionaires.
Your generation is really making a difference.
 
There won't be jobs until Obama and Obamacare are gone.
Please tell me why people will start hiring after Obama and his healthcare plan are gone. Are you trying to tell me that the people that would be hiring aren't doing so as a punishment to the working class for electing Obama?
 
Please tell me why people will start hiring after Obama and his healthcare plan are gone. Are you trying to tell me that the people that would be hiring aren't doing so as a punishment to the working class for electing Obama?

Obviously you never ran a business. Any idea what it costs to hire and train an employee? Obamacare drives up those hiring costs as do higher taxes.
 
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