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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Why Hasn’t the Carried Interest Tax Loophole Been Eliminated

    The average hedge fund lost money for investors last year, but top 25 American hedge fund managers raked in $13 billion. That’s more than the entire economies of many countries.

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    By Madeleine Brand • May 12, 2016 • 1 min read

    The average hedge fund lost money for investors last year, but top 25 American hedge fund managers raked in $13 billion. That’s more than the entire economies of many countries. One reason for all this wealth is the carried interest tax loophole, which allows incentive fees earned by investment managers to be treated as capital gains, which are taxed at a rate about 20 percent less than income. The so-called loophole is something all three presidential candidates want to eliminate, and yet President Obama hasn’t done so. Why not?

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    The Middle Class Is Shrinking While the Rich Stay Rich
    1. 0:31Why Hasn’t the Carried Interest Tax Loophole Been EliminatedYou’re reading this
    2. 9:30The Middle Class Shrinks in 9 out of 10 US Cities
    3. 18:22The Band YACHT's Internet Hoax and Other Web News
    4. 28:05Chew Fox, Boomer the Dog and other ‘Fursonas’ Featured in New Doc
    5. 40:58Will the Oscars Be Less White Next Year?
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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    The full episode

    1 of 5
    The Middle Class Is Shrinking While the Rich Stay Rich
    1. 0:31Why Hasn’t the Carried Interest Tax Loophole Been EliminatedYou’re reading this
    2. 9:30The Middle Class Shrinks in 9 out of 10 US Cities
    3. 18:22The Band YACHT's Internet Hoax and Other Web News
    4. 28:05Chew Fox, Boomer the Dog and other ‘Fursonas’ Featured in New Doc
    5. 40:58Will the Oscars Be Less White Next Year?
    Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand