Changes

http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/briefing-book/what-carried-interest-and-how-should-it-be-taxed Basic carried interest description

http://www.ntanet.org/NTJ/61/3/ntj-v61n03p445-60-taxation-carried-interest-understanding.pdf In depth descriptions of effects of carried interest and its treatment

http://victorfleischer.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/Two-and-Twenty.pdf Academic paper good for detailing private equity and hedge fund situation than venture capital

http://www.streetofwalls.com/articles/private-equity/learn-the-basics/how-private-equity-works/ Quick summary of private equity fund structure

http://www.investopedia.com/articles/investing/102515/carried-interest-loophole-americas-tax-code.asp Quick summary of carried interest loophole, potentially not necessary at this point

https://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/110th-congress-2007-2008/reports/09-06-carriedinterest_testimony.pdf CBO details tax issues surrounding carried interest

http://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/121614/what-difference-between-hedge-fund-and-private-equity-fund.asp Difference between hedge funds and private equity funds

http://www.bankrate.com/finance/taxes/capital-gains-tax-rates-1.aspx Capital gains tax rates

http://taxfoundation.org/article/2016-tax-brackets Ordinary income tax rates

https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS22689.pdf Tax treatment of carried interest/Tax benefits from deferral of income

http://poseidon01.ssrn.com/delivery.php?ID=348094069068097094119089120112004024054087061054024018026092001024067007096126013011014037019082006125120095096037013030043064065100012004082097077088071121070043086031006071066117117091087085111069104075106102002127095082006102088108080070004&EXT=pdf Detailed overview of venture capital system

http://poseidon01.ssrn.com/delivery.php?ID=060100116086005026119081093099074076000050041076022024096099094109098086118078071127048021127015040030058020018027010092124099126094082050028021026006001124025056007031006068110014097117083118121111076105007025111126100022121109027085075095022026&EXT=pdf Persistence in VC and buyout (I think private equity) funds

http://poseidon01.ssrn.com/delivery.php?ID=827006111117101076120127100094005111103049014093061025126075006126024094004067006067098030052002015017013092031071074023126005052019045093022024030088100111030086041039086122093005127112071088088083006093097112086026017003096006001105007085116120006&EXT=pdf Persistence in hedge fund performance

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/economy-budget/257083-what-the-carried-interest-tax-loophole-reveals-about-our Carried interest in politics/Fund participation in politics

http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/totals.php?cycle=All&ind=F Lobbyist spending