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    1. Zavain Dar‏ @zavaindar 18 Aug 2020

      Yes, if you put all of your money yield free under your mattress and do nothing for the rest of your life than this is accurate. And only as long as you have over $30M under your mattress. https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1295711080833048578 …pic.twitter.com/LqwG3lKutH

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      Paul Graham‏Verified account @paulg 18 Aug 2020
      Replying to @zavaindar

      I'm assuming the shares become more valuable because the company reinvests its earnings in growth. I assumed that would be understood when talking about a startup, but apparently not...

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        2. grant‏ @grantbelden 18 Aug 2020
          Replying to @paulg @zavaindar

          Throw an actual net worth, a floor below which the tax is not in effect, and a 5% average rate of return and show us just how much of the rich people’s money the bad folks are taking vs their wealth. Cry me a river paul.

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        1. Peter Sgouros‏ @petersgouros 18 Aug 2020
          Replying to @paulg @zavaindar

          that's kind of a lot to assume given the percentage of startups that make it 5 years much less the full course.

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        1. Inyoreinc‏ @_inyore 18 Aug 2020
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          Who does differently?

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        2. Zavain Dar‏ @zavaindar 18 Aug 2020
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          Zavain Dar Retweeted Zavain Dar

          You missed my point. I was giving your general complaint the most generous context. https://twitter.com/zavaindar/status/1295825976727949312?s=21 …https://twitter.com/zavaindar/status/1295825976727949312 …

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          Zavain Dar @zavaindar
          Replying to @wynot1234
          My point complaining about .5% wealth tax w context of high yield assets generally accessible for uber wealthy (30M+) feels like a joke. The only way for PG’s arg to resonate is if you’re worried about net loss, not slower growing but still materially inflecting massive wealth.
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        3. Maarten Druwé‏ @maartendruwe 19 Aug 2020
          Replying to @zavaindar @paulg

          Challenge is losing control over your company. You could still get wealthier each year, but you might have to gradually sell stock to pay wealth tax, thus losing control.

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        1. Peter Laudenslager‏ @peterl 18 Aug 2020
          Replying to @paulg @zavaindar

          Another way to think of this is as inflation, but only for wealthy people. We are all subject to a few points of inflation, but people above a certain level of wealth would be subject to a few more.

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        1. Henning Rokling  🏃‏ @hrokling 18 Aug 2020
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          If you need 60 years to show «the dramatic effect», how dramatic is it really? The startup founder is now in her 80s and has other things on her mind.

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