Replies to post #85390 on Savvy Trades and Investments

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“A growing coalition of unions, progressive advocacy groups and Democratic officials has endorsed a slate of six revenue bills, including a so-called mark-to-market tax on billionaires, which would require them to pay capital-gains taxes each year as their assets appreciate, even if they don’t sell

As an example, a person who owned securities with a fair market value of $2 billion at the start of one year and $2.5 billion at the start of the next would be charged 8.82% in state income taxes on the $500 million difference, even if the securities weren’t sold”

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/some-democratic-lawmakers-push-for-wealth-tax-on-new-york-billionaires-11613692224

[bbotcs]

littlejohn:

We watch hoards of college students on spring break board planes to here and there. Perhaps this is fueling the stupidly high prices of airline stocks.

They hucksters on business-news programs pretend much higher corporate tax rates won't hurt the stock market.

This is the age of liars.