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- Nov 07, 2020
Capital Gains Quotes
Taxes, investment, and an ongoing debate.
These capital gains quotes debate how taxing investment profit affects the wider economy - some call for zeroing out capital gains rates entirely, alongside other levies like the so-called Death tax, to spur growth.
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you tax capital gains income, you don't help the economy, you hurt the economy, which is why President Kennedy, President Reagan, President Clinton and President Bush all believed we should have a lower rate for capital gains.
- Foundation
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- Nov 07, 2020
The IRS issued guidance for virtual currencies on March 25, 2014 that stated virtual currencies, including Bitcoin, are to be treated as property for federal tax purposes. This requires capital gains on virtual currencies to be recorded and reported. The Bitcoin Foundation says this could lead to unrealistic reporting.
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'd like to give zero out capital gains tax and zero out the dividends tax, zero out alternative minimum tax, and zero out the death tax.
- Growth
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- Nov 07, 2020
The tax on capital gains directly affects investment decisions, the mobility and flow of risk capital... the ease or difficulty experienced by new ventures in obtaining capital, and thereby the strength and potential for growth in the economy.
- Economic
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- Nov 07, 2020
The biggest - one of the biggest barriers to driving economic growth is the capital gains tax rate. I propose taking it to zero.
- Growth
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- Nov 07, 2020
Well, certainly the Democrats have been arguing to raise the capital gains tax on all Americans. Obama says he wants to do that. That would slow down economic growth. It's not necessarily helpful to the economy. Every time we've cut the capital gains tax, the economy has grown. Whenever we raise the capital gains tax, it's been damaged.
- Economy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Every time we've cut the capital gains tax, the economy has grown. Whenever we raise the capital gains tax, it's been damaged. It's one of those taxes that most clearly damages economic growth and jobs.
- Investment
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- Nov 07, 2020
We want to keep a preferred rate for capital gains - we think it is important to encourage investment.
- Death
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- Nov 07, 2020
Between income taxes and employment taxes, capital gains taxes, estate taxes, corporate taxes, property taxes, Social Security taxes, we're being taxed to death.
- Estate Tax
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- Nov 07, 2020