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minus-squareTranstronaut@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 months ago I imagine they’d count capital gains in the analysis https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/comment/8544719 The NYTimes analysis is just about income taxes Aren’t you contradicting yourself here?
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoNot really. Other forms of taxation significantly differ, whereas capital gains are taxed based on how much you made, like income.
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Aren’t you contradicting yourself here?
Not really. Other forms of taxation significantly differ, whereas capital gains are taxed based on how much you made, like income.