In Germany there is no capital gains tax. In Japan there is a capital gains tax of 5 percent, which I understand from accountants gets zeroed out with some exemptions, so there is effectively a zero capital gains tax. It is by creating more jobs, by having that money that would have been locked in because people are afraid to sell, they are reluctant to sell because of high taxes, that money getting recycled through the economy in a way that creates more commerce, creates more enterprise, creates more jobs, that is the bottom line of reducing the capital gains tax, is it not?
Martin Hoke: “In Germany there is no capital gains tax. In Japan there is a capital gains tax of 5 percent, which I understand from…”
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Discussing the impact of capital gains tax on job creation and economic activity.
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