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Re:Jeff Bezos’s Wealth Soars to $171.6B to Top Pre-Divorce R... by rukittenme on Thursday July 02, 2020 @11:45AM (#23714540)
Personally I disagree with their approach. A tax on an unrealized gain is a farce. But I do agree with the sentiment. Alternative forms of taxation need to be introduced.
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Re:Jeff Bezos’s Wealth Soars to $171.6B to Top Pre-Divorce R... by voisin on Thursday July 02, 2020 @11:54AM (#23714654)
If fair market value goes down, do they get to claim an unrealized loss too? Seems like the tax is more a tax on market whims than anything.
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