• IcePee@lemmy.beru.co
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    1 year ago

    While I agree with the sentiment it’s worth noting that this wealth isn’t usually liquid. It’s tied up in other assets. Like shares in companies. Liquidating those shares to pay a wealth tax will also dilute their influence in those companies. Not to mention liquidation comes with additional taxes.

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        1 year ago

        I wonder how having assets seized would affect their tax return. It could be that it would be beneficial for them to put up a fight and get the assets seized instead of liquidating them and then being subject to a huge tax bill.

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          1 year ago

          The asset’s worth should be at least the value owed in taxes + 10% liquidation fee to nip shit like that in the bud. No more loopholes, no more leeway.

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            1 year ago

            OK, so the headline figures need to be up rated to take into account the true amounts they’d need to pay.

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        1 year ago

        Not bad, I’m just identifying knock-on effects that mean the people mentioned would pay substially more than the headline figure in the image.