Capital gains are the profits earned from the the sale of stocks, bonds and properties. Investment managers pay a 15 to 20 percent capital gains tax on profits earned from their customers’ holdings. Supporters of the increase argue that capital gains should be taxed like any other income and should be raised to at least 31.5% (the average U.S. tax rate). Opponents of an increase argue that taxing capital gains will discourage investments in the U.S. economy and prohibit growth.
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@9W58HL3 7mos7MO
No, reduce capital gains tax for individual investors and remove retirement account penalties on early withdrawals
@9JPPTJ8Libertarian1yr1Y
No taxes for the average consumer. Wall Street is completely corrupt and has overtaken residential real estate. Hedge funds need to pay and return the public’s stolen wealth.
@9D22DYY2yrs2Y
There is excessive taxation already
@93WZ9333yrs3Y
Yes, only on proceeds in excess of 1 million.
@93VP6SB3yrs3Y
Increase the short term capital gains tax while decreasing or maintaining the long term capital gains rate
@93R8RC53yrs3Y
It depends on how much is earned. It should be a progressive tax rate.
@93DP5K73yrs3Y
Yes, but only during a recession.
@8QN4FW64yrs4Y
Add brackets to the long-term capital gains tax and lower the bottom brackets and raise the top brackets significantly
@8PB7GJS5yrs5Y
Ground Rents via Single Tax, not income or capital gains
@8FHZVZG5yrs5Y
No increase in capital gains tax, impose land value tax instead
@9CLXY352yrs2Y
Replace all taxes with a 1% federal import tax and 2% salt
@97X6VSH3yrs3Y
Yes, but only on the extremely wealthy and non-primary residences
@8GDVY8B5yrs5Y
Abolish realistically all taxable items
@8HJ6ZY75yrs5Y
No, levy a land value tax instead
@6PL5N3Q5yrs5Y
no, but fix any loopholes
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