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| Dandandat | Apr 1 2008, 11:54 AM Post #31 |
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I'm sorry, I used shelter as a colorful metaphor, it was not to imply that there is anything hidden or legally wrong with the fact that investment income is taxed at a lower rate then other forms of income. I used 'shelter' because I think it's an apt analogy, but the concept is not the same as other hidden and at times illegal tax shelters. The legal practice of taxing this income differently is wrong and amounts to nothing more then another type of tax shelter. So yes the government knows about it and has set it up this way. And yes propionates claim its there in order to "encourage investment." However there is a whole group of people, most of which are top earners in this country, who make most if not all of their income through investment. In this way investment as you or I see it is not what these people are doing, it is there job it is there income. This money should be taxed as such but is not. |
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| Dandandat | Apr 1 2008, 12:05 PM Post #32 |
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No, that's not what is being disused. What is being discussed are people who make much if not most of their every day living money (their income) off of investments. Hedge fund mangers for example. Not people who invest for retirement in retirement funds or even other long term vehicles. |
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| Admiralbill_gomec | Apr 1 2008, 03:42 PM Post #33 |
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Your problem is: you don't speak American English, Min. Yes, it is an American figure of speech.
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| ds9074 | Apr 1 2008, 04:31 PM Post #34 |
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Well we have had this debate in the UK as well - with wealthy businessmen paying a lower tax rate than their cleaners. Thing is it is actually quite hard to fix this because driving wealthy people out of a country by imposing higher taxes isnt going to help the lower paid. |
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| Dandandat | Apr 1 2008, 05:58 PM Post #35 |
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No it would not, but would making wealthy businessmen pay a equal tax rate than their cleaners drive them out of the country? I would agure that it would not. The thrid richest man and wealthy businessman agress. where would they go? and how long befor that plase asks them to paby up too? |
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