Comments on: Where is the Rational Voter? http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2008/10/29/233/ What is seen and what is unseen. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:26:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Christopher Boudreaux http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2008/10/29/233/comment-page-1/#comment-14377 Christopher Boudreaux Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:37:38 +0000 http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2008/10/29/233/#comment-14377 Dr. Michel, I have one question. If politicians don't want to kill incentives to generate wealth, then why does Obama want to raise the capital gains tax? Evidence I have found from research (albeit minimal research) shows that tax revenues increase with low tax rates. Does it make sense for him to raise the tax rates on capital gains because it's popular with John Q. Public? Dr. Michel,

I have one question. If politicians don’t want to kill incentives to generate wealth, then why does Obama want to raise the capital gains tax? Evidence I have found from research (albeit minimal research) shows that tax revenues increase with low tax rates.

Does it make sense for him to raise the tax rates on capital gains because it’s popular with John Q. Public?

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