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philipallstaryesterday at 9:25 PM1 replyview on HN

But when you liquidate assets you... pay tax! Capital gains tax. So you liquidate, pay capital gains, and use the proceeds to pay a wealth tax?


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SoftTalkeryesterday at 9:48 PM

In the contrived example, the 5% return was "risk free" so assume it was something like CDs, no capital gains.

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