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Yavin4

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25. Convert the shares to non-voting shares.

Reply to relayerbob (Reply #22)

Sat Dec 14, 2024, 01:43 AM

Dec 14

Put them in a govt trust fund. Sell them off slowly over time. There are ways to do this without crashing the markets by selling them all at once.

We can figure this out. It's not that hard.

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Income tax over $1 billion relayerbob Dec 14 #17

Correct. Tax their estates when they die. Yavin4 Dec 14 #21

So, nationalize the stock market? relayerbob Dec 14 #22

Convert the shares to non-voting shares. Yavin4 Dec 14 #25

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That won't work. They don't have income. They have assets. Use the estate tax. Yavin4 Dec 14 #20

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