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>Fix the loophole where billionaires use their unrealized assets as collateral for borrowing. When they do, make those as realized assets and tax them. Don't ap
by mamonster 1y ago
>Fix the loophole where billionaires use their unrealized assets as collateral for borrowing. When they do, make those as realized assets and tax them. Don't apply a blanket unrealized tax.
This would require taxing people on the market value of their home pre-mortgage deduction(which is the exact same scheme as what billionaires use just on the smaller scale),which would never pass anywhere.
I am not a lawyer, but I suspect waiving the deductibility of interest expense/debt based on wealth would be blatantly unconstitutional in virtually all of EU.
- tldrthelaw 1y agoA simple threshold would resolve the former (say, $10m), though I'm not even sure it's required as that isn't what a mortgage interest deduction is.