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Capital Gains and Dividend Taxes

…the impact of lower taxes on capital on investment I am hard pressed to see the benefits such lower taxes are suppose to deliver. The peak was under Carter just…

A Non-Distortionary Tax

taxes that don’t change people’s behavior, and don’t prevent people from doing what they otherwise would do simply to avoid the tax. Income taxes and consumption taxes and VAT and…