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Tax Guru-Ker$tetter Letter
Friday, October 06, 2006
 
More on inflation adjustments for capital assets:

 

From a reader:

Subject: Re: Inflation Adjustments To Capital Gains

Many thanks for the link to the Capital Gains Index pdf file.

This is Henry Paulson's chance to leave a real legacy at Treasury; it could be backed up by Ben Bernanke who made a good case for the necessity of raising the national saving rate to help offset the looming entitlement disaster.

The Coming Demographic Transition: Will We Treat Future Generations Fairly?
 
Indexing cost basis would encourage more saving via lower tax rates. ( I can almost hear certain Senators supported by the MSM howling about how indexing would benefit the eeeevil rich plus how the government is going to lose so much of our money.)
 
 


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