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Re:Taxation of Carried Interest by thinkcontext on Sunday June 10, 2018 @02:57PM (#17279617)
No, you have risked nothing but your time. Since you have no investment at risk you should not get preferential tax treatment meant to encourage you to do so.
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Re:Taxation of Carried Interest by harryh on Sunday June 10, 2018 @03:14PM (#17279715)
(I think you might have inverted the "I" and "you" in my scenario making your comment a bit confusing. But I think I understand the point you were intending to make.)

Why is the risking of money deserving of special tax treatment but not the risking of time?

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Re:Taxation of Carried Interest by thinkcontext on Sunday June 10, 2018 @05:03PM (#17280123)
I personally don't think it is but that is the logic used to justify the capital gains tax.
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