• MasterBlaster@lemmy.world
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        No, since you didn’t make any money and were not taxed. Also, the bond issuer is now in bankruptcy and/or being sued into bankruptcy. I might even get back the principle depending on the output of the legal proceedings.

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        1 month ago

        Lol! Ya got me! Yeah, autocorrect is a bitch, and I failed to verify the text. Socks = stocks. (And it tried to change it to sticks that time).

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      1 month ago

      What happens to the property taxes you paid when your property value tanks? Do you get a tax refund then? No? Then no.

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          24 days ago

          Taxes are not injustice. And being unsympathetic to the risks that the owning class has to endure is not …“hatred”. More money, more problems, cry me a river.

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            Taking away savings that were already taxed is an injustice. The american revolution was triggered by less - merely taxation without representation. Imagine your 401k going down by 20% per year due to the annual wealth tax. Then when you pull out the money you pay income tax on that. Sound fair?

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              20 hours ago

              I’m not American and I’m 100% not interested in solving stupid problems caused by the contradictions rooted in the USA lacking a civilized welfare state. Tax your rich to fund a proper old age pension system. I don’t care about your stocks.

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      It depends on the details of the implementation. There are many possible solutions.

      If we change it so the rule is like “if you use stock as collateral to get a loan, that is income and taxed as such” then no. You might just default on your loan, but that’s kind of on you and the bank for using a volatile asset as collateral.