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gruezyesterday at 1:08 PM1 replyview on HN

>The greater issue is we allow the richest to basically print money via their stock based compensation, which allows them to turn unrealized gains into loans backed by these stocks.

How's this different than if CEOs or whatever were paid in cash, and then they immediately bought stocks with the cash?


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MSFT_Edgingyesterday at 2:30 PM

Because you had an income to tax. The stock compensation is to avoid paying taxes on their income.

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