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In other words,
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this has been going on for longer than I've been alive--
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that this has been a capital gains treatment item.
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The way carried interest works is,
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we get a 20% share of the profits of any investment
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over some type of hurdle rate, which is a minimum return.
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In our case, usually it's around 8%.
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To get this carried interest,
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we have to invest significant monies in our funds,
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which is totally unlike normal compensation.
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Most people--to get--
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some people in the government want to characterize this