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Can you elaborate the connection - what do you mean by "therefore incentivizing?"
by xyzelement 3y ago
Can you elaborate the connection - what do you mean by "therefore incentivizing?"
- edgyquant 3y agoI think they described the incentive perfectly. We tax short term investments higher than longer term ones to incentivize the holding of them longer.
- t0suj4 3y agoIn other words, your stock investment better be worth it or get taxed if you change your mind. This tax policy introduces positive feedback loop that makes big companies like Amazon bigger. Not sure how profound this component is, people trade stocks all the time.