A 1.5% annual stock dilution tax on corporations with revenue over $100M would raise over $1.4 trillion a year — enough to send every American about $365 a month, automatically.
Personally, I’d like to abolish the stock market altogether. But this is an attractive, actionable policy
A lot of property tax systems require you to pay a percentage of the estimated value of the property every year in tax. Which is exactly the point, unrealised gains being taxed in the case of your property appreciating while you live there.
Importantly, at least around here, your property gets reappraised (estimated) every few years. It usually doesn’t take into account the condition or any upgrades, but it does account for market conditions. If you disagree with their estimate you can get a full appraisal, which will account for those specific changes.
That sounds interesting, how do property taxes work where you are?
A lot of property tax systems require you to pay a percentage of the estimated value of the property every year in tax. Which is exactly the point, unrealised gains being taxed in the case of your property appreciating while you live there.
Wouldn’t that bite people when housing prices go up? I mean someone having a 600k house isn’t really having access to that money.
Tax the rich though!
Importantly, at least around here, your property gets reappraised (estimated) every few years. It usually doesn’t take into account the condition or any upgrades, but it does account for market conditions. If you disagree with their estimate you can get a full appraisal, which will account for those specific changes.