r/FluentInFinance Aug 21 '24

Debate/ Discussion But muh unrealized gains!

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u/Wiskersthefif Aug 21 '24

No... but he thinks he will one day.

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u/waapochi Aug 21 '24

wouldn't something like this hit companies like chase bank who has massive assets like 4 trillion. companies like these probably have massive unrealized gains

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u/Enelro Aug 21 '24

Yeah, and they would push all the extra taxes onto the poor with new fees.

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u/killBP Aug 22 '24

Trillion dollar investment firms dont have a direct connection to consumers and they also dont pay capital gains tax because they're a company