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Re:A ‘very credible’ new study on Seattle’s $15 minimum wage... by dragonwriter on Monday June 26, 2017 @01:13PM (#14638451)
Long-term capital gains are taxed lower than normal generic income (at rates lower than the same person would pay in income tax) which in turn taxed lower than labor income (which is, in addition to regular income tax, subject to payroll tax.)

Closing the capital gains tax loophole is, presumably, a reference to stopping some or all of this favorable treatment.

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Re:A ‘very credible’ new study on Seattle’s $15 minimum wage... by WalterBright on Monday June 26, 2017 @01:23PM (#14638576)
It's less of a loophole than one might think, because much of long term capital gains is illusory due to inflation.
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Re:A ‘very credible’ new study on Seattle’s $15 minimum wage... by thehardsphere on Monday June 26, 2017 @01:22PM (#14638558)
1. That's not a "loophole", it's a deliberate feature of tax law.

2. Changing that would not do anything to solve this problem (even if you think it should be solved through more government spending, it wouldn't raise much money)

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Re:A ‘very credible’ new study on Seattle’s $15 minimum wage... by Veelox on Monday June 26, 2017 @01:24PM (#14638587)
Just to make sure I understand you, you are advocating counting long-term capital gains as ordinary income?
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Re:A ‘very credible’ new study on Seattle’s $15 minimum wage... by dragonwriter on Monday June 26, 2017 @01:28PM (#14638637)
I'm explaining what it is likely the upthread poster was referring to when talking about closing the capital gains tax loophole, not advocating anything.

(I have advocated better aligning the treatment of capital, labor, and generic other income, but the details involve more than just counting long-term capital gains as ordinary income.)

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Re:A ‘very credible’ new study on Seattle’s $15 minimum wage... by Veelox on Monday June 26, 2017 @02:07PM (#14638930)
I missed that you were filling in for someone else, thank you for the explanation.
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