This week alone Elon Musk's fortune grew by $36 billion, yet he goes out full blast to criticize a proposed wealth tax on billionaires. Kinda makes you want to tax him a whole lot more, doesn't it?
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no, we shouldn't tax unrealized gains
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Replying to @brostoevksy
I like Elizabeth Warren's plan: 2% on assets of over $50M, then another 1% on assets over $1B. And remember: at that level of wealth, such a tax would still allow the very, very rich to remain very, very rich.

Oct 27, 2021 · 12:49 AM UTC

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As usual, you are right.
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Replying to @marwilliamson
But also, I don't think people understand the tax code and that it's really not this simple to just tax an event that hasn't occurred. It's literally against all fundamentals of accounting and logic.
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I'm more worried about any txn over $600. So only 1oz at a time? Come on
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It always starts with the very rich then it comes down to the very poor. Like the income tax does today. Open a history book.
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Reconcile how this policy would not cause complete market collapse and, in turn, economical recession. Billionaires will be forced to liquidate large pieces of marketable assets...and we all know this policy will eventually become status quo for everyone down the road.
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That will then spread to the poorer classes. Plan to earn $50k next year? We need to pre-tax you on unrealised gains.
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Stock sell-offs and a market crash doesn’t sound like a good plan
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The amount of money collected from taxing the top 1000 wealthiest people will be spent in a year. The problem is our fiscal policies and devaluation of our currency. Inflation hurts poor and middle class magnitudes more than a tax on the rich will help.
Tax transactions on the stock market... that'll work.