• Supervisor194@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      This exactly. At some threshold of worth, you should get taxed an amount based on your worth that will be big enough to force you to realize some gains in order to pay it.

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        The issue with realizing the gains is that you have to relinquish control of your company bit by bit. However, you could have the company (which you likely control) give out dividends, or you could use the stock as collateral for a loan. Or just pay yourself a bigger salary.

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          22 hours ago

          This is a good question: is it okay for you as a person to control a company that has grown that large? Maybe nudging people to give up control of entities that large is a good side effect.

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            21 hours ago

            Give up control to whom? Some megacorp with infinite money would just buy a majority stake (often referred to as a hostile takeover) and wind up owning everything to an even larger extent than today.

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      9 hours ago

      Try being rich you fucking idiot

      It’s a joke y’all, damn. Just pull up on your boots or whatever it is these rich people did to turn on the money