Boat Guy
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- May 15, 2013
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Well guys, all this talk about taxes, etc. got me thinking about the bigger picture.
I thought for a good winter thread a discussion about the .1% and how they relate to the overall health of the economy and country might be a good winter discussion.
All this pointing the finger at the 1% seems to deflect from a more sincere discussion about the ultra wealthy, the .1% ....
Here's a few articles that will, in a broad sense, start the dialog...
https://www.businessinsider.com/the...-the-top-1-and-the-top-1-capital-gains-2011-7
http://review.chicagobooth.edu/econ...er-mind-1-percent-lets-talk-about-001-percent
So, to start the discussion... What are the thoughts about a progressive capital gains tax over, say, $1,000,000?
I thought for a good winter thread a discussion about the .1% and how they relate to the overall health of the economy and country might be a good winter discussion.
All this pointing the finger at the 1% seems to deflect from a more sincere discussion about the ultra wealthy, the .1% ....
Here's a few articles that will, in a broad sense, start the dialog...
https://www.businessinsider.com/the...-the-top-1-and-the-top-1-capital-gains-2011-7
http://review.chicagobooth.edu/econ...er-mind-1-percent-lets-talk-about-001-percent
So, to start the discussion... What are the thoughts about a progressive capital gains tax over, say, $1,000,000?