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Re:Washington state approves capital gains tax by vineyardmike on Friday April 30, 2021 @02:45PM (#26997597)
Risk mitigation isn’t free. It’s 7% now.
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Re:Washington state approves capital gains tax by seattle_spring on Friday April 30, 2021 @04:43PM (#26999044)
... or, in this case, free if you just work for a FAANG or other public company and realize your income yearly rather than in a lump sum. If your end goal is to further dissuade engineers from joining startups, then "mission accomplished" I guess.
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