[RHSeeger]

I didn't say I don't consider them to be taxes. I said I don't consider them in this discussion because they're not part of how much of your salary you take home.

To look at it from another point of view... If _all_ the money you made came from long term capital gains, the taxes you pay on it would be based on totally different tax rules. Capital gains taxes are certainly impacting how much you "spend" on taxes, but they don't impact how much of your "salary" goes to taxes.... because you don't have a salary.