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Re:Why American Workers Pay Twice as Much in Taxes as Wealth... by theodorton on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @10:45AM (#15227656)
And the problem with raising taxes on capital gains will be investors moving their holdings to other countries to reduce their taxes. So long as the taxes on capital gains are kept at a comparable rate across countries, this isn't a problem.
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Re:Why American Workers Pay Twice as Much in Taxes as Wealth... by inthewoods on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @11:49AM (#15228271)
I don't think that's a given - there are plenty of countries with lower capital gain taxes, yet we don't see mass money moving to these countries.

Source: https://taxfoundation.org/capital-gains-rate-country-2011-oe...

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