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Re:Poll: How much did you earn from your stock options durin... by davidjhall on Wednesday December 07, 2011 @03:21PM (#3325769)
How about "Company folded; options worthless and owe $4000 in taxes" This was during the last Tech Bubble.
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Re:Poll: How much did you earn from your stock options durin... by jpdoctor on Wednesday December 07, 2011 @07:08PM (#3326852)
> options worthless and owe $4000 in taxes

Presumably you mean: stock shares worthless and owe $4000 in taxes.

Without that correction, many people will wonder how you own taxes on unexercised options. (It is possible, but quite uncommon.)

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Re:Poll: How much did you earn from your stock options durin... by landonhowell on Wednesday December 07, 2011 @04:05PM (#3326008)
"But... the movie The Social Network told me and showed me that..." -The thoughts of too many HN folks
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Re:Poll: How much did you earn from your stock options durin... by bradhe on Thursday December 08, 2011 @01:31AM (#3328002)
pretty sure there is logic in place that automatically grays out any post with the words "The Social Network" in them.
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