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					Originally Posted by  JohnnyD
					 
				 
				It's not that people are blurring the distinction between "earned income" and "capital gains income", it's that people are commenting about paying a sub-15% tax rate on their income, regardless of how it is categorized. 
 
Taxes are taxes, whether I write a check to the state of MA or  to the IRS, just like income is income whether it was earned through dividends or a paycheck. 
			
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 no difference, regardless of how it is categorized....interesting...
this should be fascinating, I'll let the numbers guys weigh in before I take a crack at that logic