Re:FDIC set to take First Republic Bank into receivership
by devoutsalsa on Saturday April 29, 2023 @10:36AM
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You can rent out real estate. House hacking, Airbnb, boring rental, etc.
Re:FDIC set to take First Republic Bank into receivership
by peter422 on Saturday April 29, 2023 @11:25AM
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And you can sell otherwise non-revenue generating assets if you need to.
If you want to say it's difficult to tax illiquid assets, that's fine. But it's not impossible and while it would just change people's relationships to these types of assets (maybe in a good way for society), it's not going to be the end of the world.
Re:FDIC set to take First Republic Bank into receivership
by masfuerte on Saturday April 29, 2023 @11:41AM
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Sure, and the rich person can charge people to look at their valuable artwork.
Re:FDIC set to take First Republic Bank into receivership
by Viliam1234 on Saturday April 29, 2023 @11:53AM
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Rich enough to have money that can be taken away, not rich enough to afford a specialist for tax evasion. People like this pay most of the tax.
And yes, all the reasons why "taxing X would actually be harmful for the economy" somehow magically do not apply to the small fish.
My house isn't very liquid, can't generate revenue very effectively, and I'm taxed every year on its current value. Guess us regular folks are already subject to a wealth tax.