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Planet Money

CHAPTER

Capital Gains Versus Personal Income

The 19 fifties had the perfect conditions for a tax avoidance bonanza. The way to deal with that, without lowering the top rate was to provide a lot of exemptions. So we've got this huge incentive to avoid income tax and politicians willing to look the other way.

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