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Re:Companies and Billionaires by networth on Monday September 19, 2016 @10:34PM (#12536587)
capital gains tax is lower, no?
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Re:Companies and Billionaires by jedberg on Monday September 19, 2016 @11:06PM (#12536703)
Sure, but you still have to pay taxes, whereas if you get a loan you just pay interest (probably a very low rate) and defer the taxes.
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Re:Companies and Billionaires by prostoalex on Tuesday September 20, 2016 @01:36AM (#12537324)
I think major shareholders of Kodak, MCI WorldCom, Enron or Polaroid would point out the concentration risk one is incurring.
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