# Should long term capital gains be taxed progressively?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [November 11, 2015, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-long-term-capital-gains-be-taxed-progressively/737313 "2015-11-11T18:57:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![D\_Anconia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@D\_Anconia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Anconia)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2015, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-long-term-capital-gains-be-taxed-progressively/737313/26 "2015-11-12T23:18:12Z")

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> [@Peremensoe](#):
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> Nope. Not when they are applied equally to all people and all income.

Yep. The primary purpose of progressive tax rates is to reduce income inequality. That’s government social engineering, by definition.

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