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Herman Cain Businessman, Politician
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"The biggest - one of the biggest barriers to driving economic growth is the capital gains tax rate. I propose taking it to zero."

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Erich Fromm Psychologist, Philosopher
Gains

"That is not quite enough to make one happy, if one spends eight hours a day in something which in itself has no meaning and interest, except that one gains money from it."

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Adam Smith Philosopher, Economist
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"That the chance of gain is naturally over-valued, we may learn from the universal success of lotteries."

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Celia Green Psychologist
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"If you stand up to the human race you lose something called their 'goodwill'; if you kowtow to them you gain ... their permission to continue kowtowing."

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Walt Disney Animator, Film Producer
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"I have never been interested in personal gain or profit. This business and this studio have been my entire life."

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Warren Buffett Investor, Businessman
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"The capital gains tax is 15 percent now. So I sit there in my office and I make a lot of money by capital gains, and I pay 15 percent, and I pay no payroll tax on it."

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Swami Vivekananda Spiritual Leader, Philosopher
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"What do you gain in heaven? You become gods, drink nectar, and get rheumatism. There is less misery there than on earth, but also less truth."

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E. M. Forster Novelist, Essayist
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"The historian must have some conception of how men who are not historians behave. Otherwise he will move in a world of the dead. He can only gain that conception through personal experience, and he can only use his personal experiences when he is a genius."

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Barack Obama Politician
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"I will eliminate capital-gains taxes for the small businesses and the startups that will create the high-wage, high-tech jobs of tomorrow"

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