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Re:Billionaires Build by Frondo on Saturday December 05, 2020 @04:52AM (#25313197)
So let the beatles pocket their billion, and we'll collect most it back at the end of the tax year. How's that?
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Re:Billionaires Build by webmaven on Saturday December 05, 2020 @02:08PM (#25317332)
> So let the beatles pocket their billion, and we'll collect most it back at the end of the tax year. How's that?

Sounds about right. Meanwhile the owners of the capital are free to make money off the float (and pay capital gains rates on those profits).

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Re:Billionaires Build by nickpp on Saturday December 05, 2020 @12:17PM (#25316216)
Thievery.
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Re:Billionaires Build by Frondo on Saturday December 05, 2020 @06:56PM (#25319595)
Taxation isn't thievery.
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Re:Billionaires Build by WalterBright on Sunday December 06, 2020 @12:17AM (#25321267)
That depends on why the tax is applied.
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