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[–] 1 point 9 months ago

You don’t pay taxes on unrealized gains from investment vehicles

That's the problem.

Imagine having to pay a (mostly) perpetually increasing income tax on your 401k every year.

That's why a nuanced, well thought out tax plan is necessary. The average person doesn't have extra money to pay even more taxes. Billionaires do. That's the fundamental difference

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