the one fact many leave out is that the money used to fund those gains was originally taxed. so you/they/me put taxed money into the investment world having alr

the one fact many leave out is that the money used to fund those gains was originally taxed. so you/they/me put taxed money into the investment world having already been taxed on it. the lower rate reflects the reality of that fact. raise capital gains taxes will hit everyone's retirement accounts including those least able to withstand it. the fun of indirect taxation is that when attempting to punish one group there is a lot of collateral damage