The tax on capital gains directly affects investment decisions, the mobility and flow of risk capital... the ease or difficulty experienced by new ventures in obtaining capital, and thereby the strength and potential for growth in the economy.

Quote by John F Kennedy

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A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay...

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay...

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not...

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not...

Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.

Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.

Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war...

Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war...

I'm an idealist without illusions.

I'm an idealist without illusions.

The wave of the future is not the conquest of the world by a single...

The wave of the future is not the conquest of the world by a single...

We are under exercised as a nation. We look instead of play. We ride instead...

We are under exercised as a nation. We look instead of play. We ride instead...

My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you...

My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you...

When we got into office, the thing that surprised me most was to find that...

When we got into office, the thing that surprised me most was to find that...

Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike,...

Let the word go forth from this time and place, to friend and foe alike,...

Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. And man can be...

Our problems are man-made, therefore they may be solved by man. And man can be...

Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war...

Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war...

I am not the Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Partys candidate for...

I am not the Catholic candidate for President. I am the Democratic Partys candidate for...

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men.

A child miseducated is a child lost.

A child miseducated is a child lost.

War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation...

War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation...

I am the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris, and I have enjoyed it.

I am the man who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris, and I have enjoyed it.

When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows...

When power leads man toward arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows...

We must use time as a tool, not as a couch.

We must use time as a tool, not as a couch.