You Got Richer on the Tax Form—and Nowhere Else
You Got Richer on the Tax Form—and Nowhere ElseSuppose you buy an asset for $100,000. A year later, it is worth $110,000. On paper, you made $10,000. Your investment rose 10 percent, so it looks like you are 10 percent richer.Now suppose prices throughout the economy also rose 10 percent during that...
