Why Employee Benefits Will Become Irrelevant

Re:Why Employee Benefits Will Become Irrelevant by mauricemir on Thursday April 30, 2015 @07:16AM (#9464332)

So there would be no incentive for people to save into a pension or take equity over $

If you tax income and capita gains the same there is NO incentive to invest in equity as there is no risk premium.

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Re:Why Employee Benefits Will Become Irrelevant by a3n on Thursday April 30, 2015 @10:35AM (#9465285)

Yes, people would still save out of necessity.

And maybe people wouldn't take equity over dollars, or maybe they would, but it would be done for reasons other than tax policy. The market would have to work harder to prove that it's a good investment.

Income vs capital gains taxation: again, the market would have to work harder to prove that it's a good investment.

Or to put it another way: "there is NO incentive to invest in equity [without preferential tax treatment]." Then maybe investment in equity isn't actually a good investment in and of itself.

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