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To: GST who wrote (70900)7/30/1999 6:08:00 PM
From: Sam Sara  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 164684
 
>BTW, a tax cut will accelerate the outflow of investment funds to other countries. Talk of a tax cut will do the same. A tax cut would also balloon our trade deficit, among other things.

OK, I will take the role of a pupil here- how does a tax cut move funds out of US equities and balloon our trade deficit?



To: GST who wrote (70900)7/30/1999 10:07:00 PM
From: Bill Harmond  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 164684
 
>>BTW, a tax cut will accelerate the outflow of investment funds to other countries.

Do you know the bill? It lowers long-term capital gains taxes, nearly triples the IRA deduction to $5,000, and eliminates the income ceiling for qualifying for a deduction.

Brew a little kava. Everything will be OK.