Name:   Moldyoldy - Subject:   The need to index capital gains to inflation Date:   8/14/2017 4:59:35 PM

You are right, marti. And it's most damaging to the long term investors, because inflation hurts them the worst. Government and society condemn the short term, quick buck investors, but then they set up a system that favors the quick buck artist and penalizes the stable, conservative investlrs.