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Publication Date: May 1989
Publisher: Heritage Foundation (Washington, D.C.)
Author(s): Ronald D. Utt
Research Area: Banking and finance
Keywords: Taxes
Type: Report
Abstract:
The evidence accumulated since World War II makes a powerful case in favor of a substantial reduction in the capital gains tax rate. Whether the issue is encouraging savings and investment, fairness, or revenues, the data and the studies demonstrate that concerns expressed by critics of a cut are either unwarranted or exaggerated.