Originally Posted by Cliff Fr (Post 2422110)

IMO with the exclusion of solid dividend paying stocks, the market is a lot like Las Vegas. It has little resemblance to the what the hard working labor class workers are faced with in their daily lives. For individual investors it's almost like a Ponzi scheme. For institutional investors like Goldman Sachs with super computers its a profit making machine. The bad thing for our economy is that whatever "profits" are made by "playing" the stock market are not earned. Nothing was produced to earn that profit and no service was provided to earn that profit.

Originally Posted by rsmurano (Post 2422069)

Why do you think we will pay more in the long run? Do you really think this move is for us to pay more? You’re way off! We still have Trumps 1st term tariffs in place today, has that made us more poor? Nobody even knows these still are in place. My prediction is that our most traded-with countries will be negotiating for 0% tariffs, for both us and them. Do you think it’s fair for our farmers/auto makers/or any manufacturer in the US to have countries apply tariffs on our products? Of course not and that’s what’s going on now. FREE trade between everybody is the goal then everyone benefits.

Originally Posted by Caymus (Post 2421999)

And some of it may even be correct:D:D:D:D:

Originally Posted by kingofbeer (Post 2422006)

Unrealized capital gains inherited by heirs have not been taxed yet.

Originally Posted by J1ceasar (Post 2422057)

Because it's supposed to stop wealth from accumulating unendingly and to distribute some of the assets from the rich to the poor. England has had this problem for centuries when money goes to the family but they keep dying off and it gets taxed and taxed and taxed. It's a very common plot in English movies and books

Originally Posted by MorTech (Post 2422004)

I think they left due to the political terrorism of the regulatory state more so than tax rate. With the Chevron Deference overturned they have incentive to come back despite tax theft. The tariffs are additional incentive. Business tax should be 0% since it is just an additional tax on income of productive individuals. We get taxed twice and most people can't figure that one out.

Originally Posted by kingofbeer (Post 2422007)

They moved overseas because it was more profitable for the companies. Labor unions are still very active in the US.

Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 2422215)

That is actually easy to figure out. Taxes are ARBITRARY. There is no rhyme or reason, just a METHOD to get revenue for the Government. We all NEED a military. So, they MUST be paid. There must be a tax system. No system would be PERFECT!

Originally Posted by kingofbeer (Post 2422008)

Taxes are to keep the government running. You are referring to an inheritance tax. The first $13,990,000 of an estate is exempt from federal estate taxes. So you probably don't have to worry about that.

Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 2422221)

I mentioned inheritance tax. I think that no amount of wealth should be able to pass down to the next generation........ZERO. Any other system will eventually result in a king or Dictator.

Originally Posted by Pugchief (Post 2422213)

So, basically communism?

Originally Posted by J1ceasar (Post 2422057)

Because it's supposed to stop wealth from accumulating unendingly and to distribute some of the assets from the rich to the poor. England has had this problem for centuries when money goes to the family but they keep dying off and it gets taxed and taxed and taxed. It's a very common plot in English movies and books