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Re:A world without retirement? by zanny on Sunday April 02, 2017 @09:48PM (#14020110)
All those retirees living off investments will be paying more in capital gains to subsidize the UBI, way in excess of the amount paid out to them to maintain the universality.
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Re:A world without retirement? by aianus on Sunday April 02, 2017 @10:13PM (#14020182)
In Canada there is no capital gains tax on primary residences. In the US, $500k is exempt. I imagine the laws are similar in most parts of the world, no?
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Re:A world without retirement? by vkou on Monday April 03, 2017 @02:08AM (#14020910)
If we were to get rid of the capital gains exemption, housing might become more affordable.
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