> They still need to pay back that loan with post-tax money. Unless they pay back said loan with another loan. Given the massive amount of wealth accumulated,

> They still need to pay back that loan with post-tax money. Unless they pay back said loan with another loan. Given the massive amount of wealth accumulated, you can rinse and repeat indefinitely. Basically you have a free cash flow machine, without ever having to convert that income as proceeds (unless you want to convert between asset types). Having said I agree with your main point: we need to close the loopholes, and the charitable foundations is the biggest of all, and sadly the article missed the point entirely.