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Capital gains should not be taxed below labor income

Rather than a wealth tax, the simpler fix is to stop taxing money that money makes (capital gains) at a lower rate than money that muscle and sweat makes (labor income); the system is progressive until you can derive most income from capital gains, at which point your effective tax rate plummets as you 'make the jump to light speed.'

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Speaker

Scott Galloway

Evidence Quote

taxes are progressive until you hit a point where you can get the majority of your income from capital gains and then you make the jump to light speed and your tax rate plummets

Source

189 - Wealth HappinessMaking Sense with Sam Harris
Created: 6/14/2026, 1:53:19 AM

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