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Originally Posted by scottw

why do you think investments should be taxed at all?...just curious

I think investments should be taxed for the same reason any income is taxed. Why should money made from investments be considered more precious than hard earned money from repairing a car or working in a mine or nursing in the e.r.? I understand tax rates and shelters for retirement and that sort of thing, but if I make 100k off investments in stocks and mutual funds because I can afford to invest, why should that income be taxed at a lower rate than the income of the paraprofessional helping a special needs kid in a school for 20k a year? I have yet to hear a valid argument (the incentive to save/invest doesn't evaluate as valid to me).
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