Letter: How High Is the Top Tax Rate on U.S. Capital Gains?

Henning Bohn

The Economists' Voice, 2006, vol. 3, issue 7, 2

Abstract: Martin Feldstein's recent article on U.S. capital income taxes perpetuates the myth that capital gains are taxed at 15 percent: yet once the AMT, child tax credits and state taxes are taken into account, the top effective rate is at least 35.8 percent.

Date: 2006
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