In fact, the rate of return you can earn today on high yield bonds (6.61%) is the lowest absolute yield on record.

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If that happens, holders would enjoy handsome capital gains alongside a good yield and absolute safety.

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Ignoring for a second that this comparison completely ignores the vastly different risk profile of these two investments, it also ignores the fact that on an absolute basis, a 2% dividend yield is among the lowest in history and portends very low returns going forward.

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The right to family life is not absolute (unlike the right not to be tortured) but may yield in the public interest, including safety and economic well-being.

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