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Old 01-27-2022, 04:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC View Post
The problem is how do you know if you will be in a higher tax bracket down the road? Not to mention tax brackets do change over time as they figure out new ways to spend our money.
Yep, 100% correct.

That's why it's a hedge.
Your taxes will either (1) stay flat or go down, or (2) go up.
So hedge........prepare for both What If's, don't have all your eggs in one Tax Assumption Basket.

The National Debt, Who's in office, etc., impact the crystal ball.
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