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To: NAG1 who wrote (212524)	7/11/2023 4:54:39 PM
From: Art Bechhoefer	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213177

Do you really think that capital gains will need to go up in the future? That means stocks with high dividends would be more popular than stocks with corresponding capital gains. Very unlikely. More likely, dividends could be taxed at the same rate as ordinary income, and capital gains, if also taxed at ordinary income rates, could be indexed to inflation. In that scenario, a stock held for the better part of 15 years or so could be subject to a tax rate near zero. Come to think of it, there's almost no reason why dividends should receive a tax preference and capital gains shouldn't be indexed to inflation. Apple shareholders would benefit. And if they still need to raise money to cover the increasing debt, well, they might take a look at carried interest, wherein a hedge fund manager gets a capital gain preference on ALL his or her investment income. Crazy! Art