No. Capital gains are never included. In 2004, the IRS collected $151 billion in capital gains tax receipts. That money is subtracted from the savings figure. Capital gains rates vary from 35% (short term gains of high income individuals) down to 10% (long term gains of low income individuals). The most common rate is probably the 15% rate for long term gains.
The $151 billion in taxes was probably the result of around $1 trillion in capital gains. That $1 trillion was not included in the savings figure. The savings figure also ignores unrealized capital gains.
Do you think our capital gains might turn our savings rate into a positive figure?
'cause you guys have a quite imbalanced household guess it's for "guns and butter"
You mean federal budget not household?
I can tell because ours is only slightly worse and we have 5 socialist countries to feed.
Really? Yours is worse? What % of GDP?
As far as feeding socialist countries, we've been feeding yours for 60 years.
Ahh not bad either 2.5%
Wow, back into the single digits. It's been a while.
And you do know, that having some unemployed is good for business ?
So your huge unemployment must be great for business. LOL!
Come on - be honest - are you invested in the Dow or Nasdaq today ?
Of course. For decades.
In 2005 you had 63% of GDP states debt. - we had 68%.
back to those saving - you are saying if I had the right stocks and my portfolio grew by 30% in 2006 and I sold those stocks - that would not be in the savings statistic ?
>> As far as feeding socialist countries, we've been feeding yours for 60 years. <<
Yeah right - feeding us. Ok where's my check ?
Oh wait - one more question - you're in good old american stocks ... wich ones ?