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[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (9 children)

Easy, make capital gains tax match income tax marginal rates.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago (7 children)

But capital gains only execute when you sell.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Right. So when they sell, they'll get taxed. You can't spend shares.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

The problem is that’s basically what billionaires do, though. They take out loans with their shares as collateral. So on paper they have huge debt, but it’s minuscule compared to their wealth.

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