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Corporations are going to save a ton of money with his health care plan...

People do realize that in classical economic theory, if you have a free market no companies will see profit in the long run above the standard interest rates. The only way companies can see profits higher than that is to become a monopoly/oligopoly there are two ways to become one, a) innovate product or marketing or b) be in cahoots with the government.

a) is alright, this is how MS became one (but not how it maintains it's monopoly status).

b) can be alright, if it is a natural fit (power companies and other utilities). The problem is that (for example) health care or defense contracts are not competitive because it has pushed out competition through government interference.

In other words, capital gains beyond the minimum taxable bracket is not a natural economic occurrence, economics 101.



I would cite regulation, but I know you will simply ignore it.