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Episode 251: Wealth, Income, Capital Gains, and Taxes
Words & Numbers
English - December 01, 2021 15:30 - 43 minutes - 35.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 336 ratingsEducation Business education current economics events government libertarian liberty news policy politics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In response to record-breaking deficits, politicians, pundits, and concerned voters are discussing new sources of tax revenue. Unfortunately, they often conflate wealth, income, and unrealized capital gains. This week, we clarify some of the confusion.
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This Week’s Topic
https://taxfoundation.org/publications/state-local-tax-burden-rankings/#Burdens
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FYFSD
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/GNP
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FYFR
https://www.taxpolicycenter.org/briefing-book/how-do-us-taxes-compare-internationally
https://www.census.gov/library/publications/2021/demo/p60-273.html
https://www.investopedia.com/how-much-does-health-insurance-cost-4774184
https://ips-dc.org/u-s-billionaire-wealth-surged-by-70-percent-or-2-1-trillion-during-pandemic-theyre-now-worth-a-combined-5-trillion/
https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/scf/dataviz/scf/chart/
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