Capital gains Quote by James B. Stewart

Various justifications for lower capital-gains rates have been proffered over the years, none of them self-evident. But even conceding the wisdom of lower capital-gains…

— James B. Stewart

The appreciation of capital assets is already taxed at an extremely favorable rate compared to labor. That's why the rich pay such a low…

— James B. Stewart

The tax on capital gains directly affects investment decisions, the mobility and flow of risk capital... the ease or difficulty experienced by new ventures…

— John F. Kennedy

If people want capital gains taxed more like the highest rate on income, that's a good discussion. Maybe that's the way to help close…

— Bill Gates

The tax on capital gains directly affects investment decisions, the mobility and flow of risk capital from static to more dynamic situations, the ease…

— John F. Kennedy

Nobody prefers to earn income any more, because that's taxable. Rich people prefer to make capital gains.

— Michael Hudson

Capital is taxed much less than labour; subsidies going to capital, the rich, and middle-income earners greatly exceed the benefits going to the precariat…

— Guy Standing

When you tax capital gains income, you don't help the economy, you hurt the economy, which is why President Kennedy, President Reagan, President Clinton…

— Rob Portman

Taxation has its limitations as a method of achieving better economic distribution since for this purpose it is essentially remedial. We must also take…

— John D. Rockefeller

I believe capital gains, for the most part, should be taxed the same way we tax income from hard work, sweat, and toil. And…

— Hillary Clinton

Every time we've cut the capital gains tax, the economy has grown. Whenever we raise the capital gains tax, it's been damaged. It's one…

— Grover Norquist

I have never been able to understand why the tax comes as such a body blow to many people since the rate on long-term…

— Warren Buffett