Preference for either dividends or capital gains

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A speaker at a recent tax seminar you attended made these comments: "In 2003, the tax law was revised so that dividend income is taxed at the same rate as capital gains. Thus, tax-paying investors no longer have a preference for either dividends or capital gains." explain why you agree or disagree with these comments

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