…70 percent and the rate on long-term capital gains was 40 percent. Economist Arthur Laffer correctly pointed out that a 100 percent tax rate would raise no revenue and that…

…discussion on whether capital punishment deters murder, see the testimony of Jeffrey Fagan. Confession – I’m opposed to capital punishment in part because I’ve yet to be convinced that the…

…and capital gains. The rate now is 15 percent on dividends and capital gains, and interest payments are taxed like earned income. One of the biggest changes would be the…

…and have encouraged corporations to unlock capital. An extra $1 billion is not exactly “much higher” and I’m not sure what Canto means by “working harder” given the fact that…

Paul Krugman writes in his latest New York Times oped: To get a 6.5 percent rate of return, you need capital gains: if dividends yield 3 percent, stock prices have…

…the answer to the question posed above. US capital markets are larger, deeper and more competitive than the European capital market(s). Take mortgage lending for example: the US has transformed…

…considering the imposition of capital controls to slow down the euro’s appreciation against the dollar. Capital controls in this case would presumably limit the amount of European assets (e.g. stocks,…

…true, so with the help of Google I found the exact quote (near the end): “Baghdad was liberated in less than a month, possibly the fastest march on a capital…

…“capital” as if it were some undifferentiated, homogeneous or vaguely contiguous lump of real and financial capital.) Here’s what you need to know to sort that out: You know that…

…with more cash for casino capitalism bets and takeover gambles. As John Kominitsky, a commenter on the blog, notes “This is the “capital” Wall Street sucks up to fuel their…