> Where are you getting your numbers? I was under the impression that the Google founders started in January of '96, when the rate was 28%, and '98 was when th

> Where are you getting your numbers? I was under the impression that the Google founders started in January of '96, when the rate was 28%, and '98 was when they legally incorporated. Perhaps they originally intended Google to be a non-profit, and only changed their minds in reaction to the rate cut in 1997? > A good critical comment teaches us something. Interesting complaint. What was yours intended to teach me? Other than your nitpick, you forgot to include the part where you actually disagree with my point (that asteroidbelt's dire prediction that entrepreneurs would have no desire to launch ambitious commercial ventures if we raise the capital gains rate is not supported by recent history).