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Quote from TexTrader:
I think Obama is right on this one.
A tax loophole allows private equity and hedge fund managers to get taxed at the long term cap gains of 15% for the incentive fee they earn on long term investments.
This makes no sense, because the hedge fund manager did not risk his own capital like the investor in the hedge fund. This is clearly income for the manager, this should be taxed at the income tax rate not the capital gains.
The incentive pay is clearly for services rendered not for putting own capital at risk.
I am all for lower taxes but it should be fair. [/QUOTE
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Yes. Is not about taking from wealthy to give to poor, but is about a balance of (%) of taxes of income.
Obama is not communist.
Actually, it IS about "taking from one and giving to another". If Obama is not a Communist (you know, "officially... with a capital "C"), then what is he?
Statist, Marxist, Socialist, Communist... all variations of the same, oppressive Big Government concept.