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I would be delighted to pay 15+18=33percent instead of the 35% income tax rate. And are capital gains subject to the other 1% tax for FICA? And not all capital gains wait 8 or more years. And if I manage to save a bit of my salary, the government doesn't give me an inflation-protected savings account.

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* the government doesn't give me an inflation-protected savings account*

They got you covered. They are called "Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities". T-Bills that are inflation adjusted.