The Maximum Tax Rate on capital gains has always been lower than the rate on ordinary income in the US. This preferential treatment on capital gains is one reason US companies and investors are contend with lower dividends paid out by companies. Another impact is that an investor holding stocks over many years and selling …
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The World’s Largest Weapons Importing Countries based on combined 2016 and 2017 data are shown in the graphic below. Saudi Arabia tops the ranking followed by India and Egpyt. Flush with petro dollars Saudi Arabia is a buyer of all kinds of expensive weapons though the country is a huge desert surrounded by friendly countries. …
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Corporate tax revenue continued to rise up until 2015. From 2017 to 2018, corporate tax revenues collected by the US fell by 31% according to a Peterson Foundation. Click to enlarge Source: Peter G. Peterson Foundation
In the US, Cuba is often derided as a communist hell-hole where nothing works and its basically a disaster.Though most Americans tend to believe this oft-repeated propaganda one needs to dig into the details to find the truth. One area where Cuba beats the US hands down by global metrics is the field of medicine – …
The following graphic shows the Countries with the Highest Suicide Rates. Sri Lanka tops the list. I thought countries like South Korea and Japan would be on this list since suicides seem to be common there. Click to enlarge Source: RFE/RL