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Raise the capital gains and dividend tax levels to the same level as income tax levels.

Created by J.K. on April 10, 2013

Raising the capital gains and dividend tax levels to the same level as the taxes put on people's income will force companies to invest more directly into their businesses which will create jobs. Otherwise it is in the best interest of these companies to keep their money invested in stocks and bonds and not into what their businesses actually do (since that gets taxed at higher margins). This will also force companies to not send so much of their money into overseas investments and will make them want to keep most of their money and resources in the U.S.. This issue is probably the single most important issue concerning the economy of today. Addressing this issue would solve most of our economic troubles and allow America to recover much faster. Companies must invest in themselves!

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