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Re:In the Beginning, There Were Taxes by AlexTWithBeard on Friday April 16, 2021 @08:43PM (#26840638)
The parent has a fair point though: why would capital gains ever be taxes at a rate different from income?
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Re:In the Beginning, There Were Taxes by refurb on Friday April 16, 2021 @09:16PM (#26840799)
An attempt incentivize desirable behavior - long-term investment.

If you invest short term it taxes like income.

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