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Re:The ETF Tax Dodge by cheerlessbog on Sunday March 31, 2019 @12:59PM (#19536651)
I may equally lose that money. There's a reason that government debt pays less. The sooner they get their money, the less time it is exposed to that risk.
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Re:The ETF Tax Dodge by AnthonyMouse on Sunday March 31, 2019 @01:02PM (#19536662)
From the perspective of the government the risk is extremely diversified -- across all taxpayers and all investments. And it remains the case that the average returns from the stock market exceed the average interest rate on US government debt.
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Re:The ETF Tax Dodge by cheerlessbog on Sunday March 31, 2019 @01:19PM (#19536794)
If you squint, that is a Keynesian argument, since it potentially justifies government borrowing more money and handing it out for the economy to invest. It is just a matter of degree - again my point that it is not necessarily a good idea.
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