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I'msorry,he'saccutaneresultsukYousaythat“everyoneshouldpaytheirtaxesnow.”So,ifthevalueofyourhousegoesupby$1,000,eventhoughyouhaven’tsoldit,youthinkyoushouldpaytaxontheunrealizedgain?And,ifitgoesdowninvalue,doyouexpecttoreceivearefund?Itshardformetounderstandhowthatmakessense,especiallywhenyouconsiderhowmuchitwouldcosttorun/enforcesuchasystem.Furthermore,whenpeopletalkaboutcapitalgainstaxratesitseemstobelostonthemthatthemoneythatwasinvestedhasalreadybeentaxed,inmostcasesasordinaryincome.Arguablyitwouldbemorebalancedtocomparethetaxratesofonepersonsinvestmentincometothetaxrateforanotherpersonsinvestmentincome,nottheirordinaryincome.Whiletheirisanobviouspopulistangletosaying“taxtherich”ifyoupolledmostmiddleincomeamericansandtoldthemthatyouwereplanningtotaxanymoneytheymadeontheirinvestments(includingappreciationintheirhomes)atordinarytaxratestheywouldbeappalled.Thebeststrategyforthetaxcodewouldbetosimplifyitbyremovingalloftheexceptionsandpreferences(atbothacorporateandpersonallevel),maintaintheprogressivestructureofit,butunderstandthat“therich”can’tcarrytheburdenfortheentirecountry(whereover50%ofthepopulationcurrentlypaysnoneteffectivetax),andtohaveeveryonepaysomeamountoftaxsothatthenotionofa“freelunch”isremovedfrompeople’smindset. |