Taxpayer activists have been saying since time immemorial that investor tax relief

 

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Taxpayer activists have been saying since time immemorial that investor tax relief, like reducing dividend and/or capital gains tax rates, would lift markets and increase government revenues due to increased commerce in the financial markets. Critics said cutting rates would cause massive sell-offs that would drive markets down. But what we\’re seeing is strikingly similar to the last time the cap gains tax was cut: New financial commerce is driving the markets up. Investor confidence is increasing. Capital investment is up.

Told you so.