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Both. louis-t Jul 2012 #1
"Unearned income" should be taxed at the same rate as earned income according to your bracket... rfranklin Jul 2012 #2
I would agree.. kentuck Jul 2012 #4
+1 denverbill Jul 2012 #10
Are you referring to unrealized capital gains, HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #15
Realized income... rfranklin Jul 2012 #20
Then I would agree with you. HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #22
Both. Zen Democrat Jul 2012 #3
Tax capital gains as income, on a progressive basis. PDJane Jul 2012 #5
+1, but.... HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #17
Both, but if I had to choose one lovemydog Jul 2012 #6
I want all types of income taxed at the same rate, so let's go with 39%. sinkingfeeling Jul 2012 #7
Capital Gains Should Be Raised, Sir The Magistrate Jul 2012 #8
Agreed, and same for dividends. HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #18
"The total effective rate on capital gains would then be 25 percent." Make7 Jul 2012 #9
I would be interested in seeing the numbers joeglow3 Jul 2012 #11
Here is some food for thought the money people make from their IRAs doc03 Jul 2012 #12
Only for rich people. No sense raising my capital gains rate and all of the other average investors cbdo2007 Jul 2012 #13
Dividends and short term capital gains should be taxed same as wages. HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #14
There should be no capital gains rate... orwell Jul 2012 #16
Raise everything, but add "loopholes" Spike89 Jul 2012 #19
Both. David Zephyr Jul 2012 #21
Both. Income is income. Nt xchrom Jul 2012 #23
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