Why did capital gains taxation become a more general issue in the 1990s?

What will be an ideal response?


The combination of a soaring stack market and fears about the viability of Social Security as a source of retirement income brought about a change in the structure of investment in the United States. Many more people began to invest in the market, with over 40% of households having some money in the market. Thus capital gains taxation affected more than just businesses and the affluent.

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a. racial segregation b. affirmativeaction c. habeas corpus d. legalrepresentation e. capital punishment

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Which of the following is an advantage of outsourcing?

A. Private organizations can bring a lot of expertise to public projects. B. It makes governments responsible for maintaining a workforce between projects. C. It allows elected officials to trust their states' own public bureaucracies. D. It allows governments to avoid paying for the completion of a specific project. E. It allows governments to maintain a workforce whose skills are appropriate for later projects.

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Traditionally, there has been a formal division along party lines or a formal system of floor leaders in either the Texas House or the Senate

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

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After the Iranian government took control of American hostages in 1979, the United States froze all Iranian bank accounts in the United States. This is an example of what type of sanction?

A) Aid sanction B) Comprehensive sanction C) Financial sanction D) Import/export sanction E) Third-party sanction

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