How the rich avoid paying taxes

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  • Capital gains taxes, explained.
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    The richest in America don't make money like most Americans. Most people pay income taxes from a regular job. But many in the top 1% make money off their investments, like stocks, and pay capital gains taxes. While normal income has a maximum tax rate of 37%, long-term capital gains tops out at just 20%. Changing that rate, and some loopholes that benefit the wealthiest, is seen as one way to tax the rich.
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    www.propublica.org/article/th...
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 7 тис.

  • @Vox
    @Vox  2 роки тому +978

    If you want to learn more about the US tax system, check out ProPublica's investigation into the wealth and taxes of some of the richest people in the country. They obtained IRS records of billionaires like Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk that specifically show how the rich get away with paying little to no taxes.
    www.propublica.org/article/the-secret-irs-files-trove-of-never-before-seen-records-reveal-how-the-wealthiest-avoid-income-tax

    • @thinkbank8709
      @thinkbank8709 2 роки тому +45

      Here is an Idea : Instead of taxing the rich with higher percentage, bring down the tax burden on average folks lower. If Capital gain tax is 20% and Income tax is 37%, then ask for income tax to be lowered to 20%. Someone paying more doesn't make you pay any less. Politicians have fooled people to this false rhetoric that Rich people are taking other people's money. Politicians are basically playing divide and rule policy with people. Today you pay 37% and rich pay 20% . Tomorrow both of you will pay 37%. The day after that your tax will increase to 45% and government will again vilify the rich and point to their lower tax rate. That way politicians will get stronger and stronger and people will loose their freedom bit by bit.

    • @theyredistortingyourrhythm
      @theyredistortingyourrhythm 2 роки тому +5

      vox pushes covID govt narrative

    • @quacka4204
      @quacka4204 2 роки тому +3

      The amazon CEO isn’t the richest man in the world now.

    • @chewie1355
      @chewie1355 2 роки тому +2

      Yea but some of that data is warped. Talk to an accountant to get real numbers for your situation.

    • @jaysolano7426
      @jaysolano7426 2 роки тому +3

      theres 1 thing have solution stop making wars the tax will just reduce itself. It sad to see you people paying taxes for someone else war like hilary did to middle east in exchange of accepting billions of dollars of bribes from other arab kings just to be a mercenary politician. BTW im from asia.

  • @SageMadsen
    @SageMadsen 2 дні тому +3476

    I am an active duty service member and I have been investing for a few years. I have reached a point where I could benefit from financial advice to improve my $160k portfolio which seems to be stagnant and maximize return on my investment.

    • @WestonScally7614
      @WestonScally7614 2 дні тому +6

      You didn't provide detailed information about your portfolio makeup. However, I recommend seeking guidance from a financial advisor for a well-informed portfolio restructuring.

    • @Mckennie61751
      @Mckennie61751 2 дні тому +5

      De-risk your portfolios, shore up your core holdings, and take some profits while balancing your portfolio allocations. I’d also suggest you go with a managed portfolio, but even those don’t perform so well, so it’s best you reach out to a fiduciary financial advisor to guide you, that’s what works for my wife and I. It's been 6 years now and we've grown our portfolio to $1m.

    • @louis71350
      @louis71350 2 дні тому +5

      Your advisor seems competent. Could you share how I can reach out to them? I've recently sold some property and i am interested in investing in stocks.

    • @Mckennie61751
      @Mckennie61751 2 дні тому +6

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    • @louis71350
      @louis71350 2 дні тому +1

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  • @Riggsnic_co
    @Riggsnic_co 7 днів тому +1758

    More and more people might face a tough time in retirement. Low-paying jobs, inflation, and high rents make it hard to save. Now, middle-class Americans find it tough to own a home too, leaving them without a place to retire.

    • @Jamessmith-12
      @Jamessmith-12 7 днів тому +6

      The increasing prices have impacted my plan to retire at 62, work part-time, and save for the future. I'm concerned about whether those who navigated the 2008 financial crisis had an easier time than I am currently experiencing. The combination of stock market volatility and a decrease in income is causing anxiety about whether I'll have sufficient funds for retirement.

    • @JacquelinePerrira
      @JacquelinePerrira 7 днів тому +3

      Thats true, I've been getting assisted by a FA for almost a year now, I started out with less than $200K and I'm just $19,000 short of half a million in profit.

    • @kevinmarten
      @kevinmarten 7 днів тому +3

      Impressive can you share more info?

    • @JacquelinePerrira
      @JacquelinePerrira 7 днів тому +2

      Credits to 'Carol Vivian Constable' she has a web presence, so you can simply

    • @kevinmarten
      @kevinmarten 7 днів тому +2

      She appears to be well-educated and well-read. I ran a Google search for her name and came across her website; thank you for sharing.

  • @ChristopherAbelman
    @ChristopherAbelman 15 днів тому +559

    Purchasing a stock may seem straightforward, but selecting the correct stock without a proven strategy can be exceedingly challenging. I've been working on expanding my $410K portfolio for a while, and my primary obstacle is the lack of clear entry and exit strategies. Any advice on this matter would be greatly appreciated.

    • @PennyBergeron-os4ch
      @PennyBergeron-os4ch 15 днів тому +2

      the strategies are quite rigorous for the regular-Joe. As a matter of fact, they are mostly successfully carried out by pros who have had a great deal of skill set/knowledge to pull such trades off.

    • @FinnBraylon
      @FinnBraylon 15 днів тому +1

      I agree. Based on personal experience working with an asset manager, I currently have achieved ($1m) in a well-diversified portfolio growth. It's not only about having money to buy stocks, but you also need to be knowledgeable, persistent, and have strong hands to back it up.

    • @HildaBennet
      @HildaBennet 15 днів тому

      How can I participate in this? I sincerely aspire to establish a secure financial future and am eager to participate. Who is the driving force behind your success?.

    • @FinnBraylon
      @FinnBraylon 15 днів тому

      Sonya Lee Mitchell . You can easily look her up, she has years of financial market experience.

    • @HildaBennet
      @HildaBennet 15 днів тому

      Just ran an online search on her name and came across her websiite; pretty well educated. thank you for sharing.

  • @JosephWen01
    @JosephWen01 3 місяці тому +1566

    I won't argue whether capital gains should be taxed at the same rate as income tax. But, should you be taxed on "paper gains"?
    The stock market is there for everyone to participate in. But it does require "delayed gratification" to accumulate the money to invest.

    • @WiolciaMrozowska531
      @WiolciaMrozowska531 3 місяці тому +3

      Financial professionals like John Desmond Heppolette often bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the table, helping clients develop and implement sound financial strategies tailored to their specific needs and goals. It's crucial for individuals to recognize the importance of seeking expert advice, particularly when it comes to managing investments and mitigating risks....

    • @WiolciaMrozowska531
      @WiolciaMrozowska531 3 місяці тому +1

      Johndeshep934

    • @WiolciaMrozowska531
      @WiolciaMrozowska531 3 місяці тому +1

      He´s mostly on telgrams with the user above..

    • @MatgorzataZielinska
      @MatgorzataZielinska 3 місяці тому

      John Desmond Heppolette's approach is pivotal for achieving success in the realm of online commerce. His management group has showcased outstanding effectiveness, and I also value the content available on his UA-cam channel...

    • @J-S-Films
      @J-S-Films 3 місяці тому +10

      I don't think it should be. People need to stop thinking tax disparity, and start thinking of tax as the enemy. If your neighbor pays 75% less in taxes, instead of complaining about it and voting to raise their taxes, maybe go over and ask them what they're doing differently, and mirror their actions. A reward without sacrifice especially offered by the government is never really a reward.

  • @sayanchakraborty3720
    @sayanchakraborty3720 2 роки тому +16006

    “The fact is, if you're a billionaire, you don't need any income.”
    Biggest quote of the century, I guess!

    • @Ok-lu8gx
      @Ok-lu8gx 2 роки тому +60

      ok

    • @Alt3Tab
      @Alt3Tab 2 роки тому +496

      the point is, they can generate money just because they are billionaires.

    • @vishalj27
      @vishalj27 2 роки тому +133

      But not everyone can become a billionaire.

    • @constantin-X
      @constantin-X 2 роки тому +26

      @@vishalj27 How much money do they have? Your "billionaires"

    • @nirajsingh8403
      @nirajsingh8403 2 роки тому +39

      Love how if they were worried about getting 10% of those Jobs from China Unemployment in USA would be solved

  • @Housewarmin
    @Housewarmin 2 роки тому +6760

    Most people are taught that "you only need a good job to become rich". These billionaires are operating on a whole other playbook that many don't even know exists.

    • @vojvoda-draza
      @vojvoda-draza 2 роки тому +477

      No one is stopping you from having brilliant ideas and starting a company

    • @waterfoker8558
      @waterfoker8558 2 роки тому +143

      It's up to you to find out the reality and not get swept up by what's handed to you

    • @_b.4596
      @_b.4596 2 роки тому +590

      @@vojvoda-draza because every company is successful

    • @GewelReal
      @GewelReal 2 роки тому +31

      @@_b.4596 a lot of them are

    • @ilyashussein5972
      @ilyashussein5972 2 роки тому +651

      @@vojvoda-draza most billionaires have family that are extremely wealthy and their children, as you've seen in this video, will have done nothing to earn that money apart from being born. Essentially they are hording wealth and their not being taxed appropriately. It's extremely unlikely you'll become a billionaire from a good idea this is evident in the population of billionaires in comparison to normal people. The American dream isn't real and it never was.

  • @sickomode6440
    @sickomode6440 2 роки тому +1314

    I really want to thank Vox for showing me how to avoid tax.

  • @douglaschester2097
    @douglaschester2097 Місяць тому +50

    This is amazing. “How to build wealth

    • @douglaschester2097
      @douglaschester2097 Місяць тому

      The first step to building wealth is figuring out your goaIs and risk toIerance - either on your own or with the heIp of a financiaI pIanner, and foIIowing through with an inteIIigent pIan, you wiII gain financiaI growth over the years and enjoy the benefits of managing your money.

    • @douglaschester2097
      @douglaschester2097 Місяць тому

      I am fortunate I made productive decisions that changed my finances (gathered over 1M in 2years) through my financiaI planner. Got my 2nd house in Feb, and hoping to retire soon. Give this a try and attain good-returns.

  • @mybakwaaschannel
    @mybakwaaschannel 2 роки тому +3532

    "if you are homeless, just buy a house" that woman makes so much more sense now!

  • @omarfarique6304
    @omarfarique6304 2 роки тому +5937

    Expectation: Tax money is used to build infrastructures and invested in healthcare.
    Reality: Used to bail out big banks and used to finance wars.

    • @chinmaysharma9424
      @chinmaysharma9424 2 роки тому +206

      Unfortunately, no one understands that, I think everyone forgot what happened in 2008.

    • @bearmugs1408
      @bearmugs1408 2 роки тому +234

      In the US, healthcare isn't even centrally run. The US spends more than other comparable countries who have national healthcare. The military wastes millions a year. Lots of tax dollars go nowhere and probably end up in the pockets of rich people.

    • @HebrewHammer185
      @HebrewHammer185 2 роки тому +33

      Every single financial institution that got TARP money paid it back. They were loans not free money. The real issue was the lack of regulation not the bailouts

    • @thomasgate416
      @thomasgate416 2 роки тому +26

      @@bearmugs1408 True, and to add to that, most organizations are privatized, hence the price tag on healthcare in America

    • @hockeymaskbob2942
      @hockeymaskbob2942 2 роки тому +97

      stop paying taxes, they can't arrest all of us

  • @CJ-wright
    @CJ-wright Рік тому +1048

    I'll suggest that because of the crash, choosing the appropriate stock won't be too simple. Jim Cramer mentioned that despite the crash, there are still tremendous chances, and I saw someone mention making $250k from approximately $110k since the crash. How do I generate returns like these? Nate

    • @Victoriataylor5668
      @Victoriataylor5668 Рік тому +3

      There are certainly many ways to earn large yields during a crisis, but it is advisable to carry out these trades with the guidance of a financial expert.

    • @Brittany-reeds
      @Brittany-reeds Рік тому +3

      @@Victoriataylor5668 That's accurate, I've had a coach helping me for about a year, I started with less than $120,000, and I'm only $19,000 short of making a million dollars.

    • @cliftondippolito
      @cliftondippolito Рік тому +2

      @@Brittany-reeds Impressive! Can you provide further details?

    • @cliftondippolito
      @cliftondippolito Рік тому

      @@Brittany-reeds She comes off as intelligent and well-read. Thank you for sharing; I did a Google search for her name and found her webpage.

    • @cliftondippolito
      @cliftondippolito Рік тому

      @@Brittany-reeds She comes off as intelligent and well-read. Thank you for sharing; I did a Google search for her name and found her webpage.

  • @talented009
    @talented009 9 місяців тому +761

    The financial system has been artificially pumped for over a decade to ensure big pockets were lined; and now those same hands will make a fortune in the largest transfer of wealth in human history by shorting it on the way down. Inflation does have a roll, but that's to keep everyone panicked, and focused on their bills and expenses, rather than focus on the capital crimes of politicians and corporations,I'm still at a crossroads deciding if to liquidate my $338k stock portfolio, what’s the best way to take advantage of this bear market??

    • @Adukwulukman859
      @Adukwulukman859 9 місяців тому +1

      Find stocks with yields that exceed the market and stocks that, at the very least, follow the long-term market trend. However, you should get guidance from a financial advisor if you want to create a successful long-term plan

    • @ThomasHeintz
      @ThomasHeintz 9 місяців тому

      I agree, I've been in constant touch with an Investment advisor for approximately 17 months. These days, it's really easy to buy into trending stocks, but the task is determining when to sell or hold. That's where my advisor comes in, to help me with entry and exit points , I've accrued over $337k from an initially stagnant reserve of $148K all within 18 months...

    • @DarleneMurphy774
      @DarleneMurphy774 9 місяців тому

      @@ThomasHeintz I need a guide so i can salvage my port-folio due to the massive dips and come up with better strategies. How can one reach this advisor??

    • @ThomasHeintz
      @ThomasHeintz 9 місяців тому

      @@DarleneMurphy774 I started out with a commentator named “LAURA MARIE RAY.” Her honest approach gives me complete ownership and control over my position, and her rates are incredibly affordable given my ROI.

    • @esther.74
      @esther.74 9 місяців тому

      @@ThomasHeintz Thank you for this tip. it was easy to find your coach. Did my due diligence on her before scheduling a phone call with her. She seems proficient considering her resume.

  • @scottabc72
    @scottabc72 2 роки тому +2900

    Remember this when hearing about execs 'donating' their salary or their salary is 'just $1' - its just another PR move.

    • @theyredistortingyourrhythm
      @theyredistortingyourrhythm 2 роки тому +13

      Delaware loophoole

    • @Trystero_
      @Trystero_ 2 роки тому +77

      Last time I checked warren buffet is worth about $100 billion and has donated about $30 billion, and when he dies all of his wealth will go to charity as will most of the richest people in America.

    • @scottabc72
      @scottabc72 2 роки тому +184

      @@Trystero_ You actually believe that most of the richest people will donate most of their wealth? That is truly pitiful. Sorry you're wrong, Buffett is an outlier treating wealth the way he does. Of course many very wealthy people will 'donate' large amounts of their wealth but they are very often getting something back for it too. At the very least good PR and often something tangible such as kids going to Universities that just happen to have buildings funded by 'donations'.

    • @everythingisfine9988
      @everythingisfine9988 2 роки тому +5

      Technically, as far as PR goes. This is an extremely cheap form of it.

    • @onlyrog5
      @onlyrog5 2 роки тому

      Common sense.

  • @nover1134
    @nover1134 2 роки тому +4328

    "How the rich avoid paying taxes"
    The state allows it, simple!

    • @mainely8007
      @mainely8007 2 роки тому +229

      Hence the reason billionaires spend so much money buying politicians including Democratic party ones.

    • @greenapril7923
      @greenapril7923 2 роки тому +6

      True

    • @dipojones
      @dipojones 2 роки тому +67

      @@mainely8007 Someone has to write and pass the laws that allow billionaires to avoid taxes.

    • @eco-techandtravel5258
      @eco-techandtravel5258 2 роки тому +30

      And also poor people allowed. Because they are voting on least important things.

    • @larsstougaard7097
      @larsstougaard7097 2 роки тому +3

      Biden will ......😴

  • @signordoge8721
    @signordoge8721 10 місяців тому +278

    Warren Buffett is the embodiment of 'hate the game, not the player'. What a legend.

    • @ethanshelbyskateboarding9980
      @ethanshelbyskateboarding9980 10 місяців тому

      If Warren Buffett and Elon Musk don't have to pay taxes then neither do the middle class and poor

    • @abrardaiyan4268
      @abrardaiyan4268 10 місяців тому +24

      these players often make the rules

    • @ethanshelbyskateboarding9980
      @ethanshelbyskateboarding9980 10 місяців тому

      Wrong,if the middle class and poor have to pay taxes then AUTOMATICALLY so does trash like Musk and Buffett

    • @ethanshelbyskateboarding9980
      @ethanshelbyskateboarding9980 10 місяців тому

      @@abrardaiyan4268 Musk and Bezos are criminals, THEY HAVE TO PAY TAXES LIKE EVERYONE ELSE

    • @ethanshelbyskateboarding9980
      @ethanshelbyskateboarding9980 10 місяців тому +19

      @@abrardaiyan4268 irrelevant,they should pay taxes like everyone else

  • @danieljamal3709
    @danieljamal3709 2 роки тому +271

    Starting early is the best way of getting ahead to build wealth, investing remains a priority. The stock market/crypto market has plenty of opportunities to earn a decent payout even in a downtrend, with the right skills and proper understanding of how the market works.

    • @georgecooper8750
      @georgecooper8750 2 роки тому

      Courage taught me: no matter how bad a crisis gets, any sound investment will eventually pay off

    • @veramonique1724
      @veramonique1724 2 роки тому +3

      You are so right. I know because my advisor is able to find so many good plays. My portfolio literally went from $300k to $1.1m last year (not counting withdrawals I made) all really exciting. I guess it’s the experience and better judgement.

    • @dannyvera8475
      @dannyvera8475 2 роки тому +2

      please who is your advisor

    • @veramonique1724
      @veramonique1724 2 роки тому +4

      @@dannyvera8475 My advisor is PRISCILLA DIANE AIVAZIAN I found her on a BBC interview where she was featured and reached out to her afterward. She has since provided entry and exit points on the securities I focus on. You can look her up online if you care about supervision. I follow her trade pattern and haven’t regretted doing so

    • @dannyvera8475
      @dannyvera8475 2 роки тому

      @@veramonique1724 Access to good information is what we investors need to progress financially and generally in life. here's a good one and I am grateful.

  • @crooked52h
    @crooked52h 2 роки тому +3737

    Why don’t they teach this in school ?
    Answer: We need busy worker bees 🐝

    • @rayzard3687
      @rayzard3687 2 роки тому +88

      robots in future :we are worker bees

    • @ChosenOne6666
      @ChosenOne6666 2 роки тому +65

      They do in Tax accounting.

    • @mainely8007
      @mainely8007 2 роки тому +46

      The rich also need consumers or they would have replaced us all with robots long ago.

    • @TheAviationistKhizr
      @TheAviationistKhizr 2 роки тому +63

      @@eployrlarisjwnqj5035 Because then 70% of people have no purpose. A robot is better than them. Then no one has any income to buy the products that the robots are making

    • @eployrlarisjwnqj5035
      @eployrlarisjwnqj5035 2 роки тому +15

      Robots are more efficient in repetitive factory jobs and can work 24/7 so why don’t companies use them yet? They are there right?

  • @dakfahnirqrh7548
    @dakfahnirqrh7548 2 роки тому +1213

    The simplest way to describe this is "do not liquidate."

    • @tightywhitey9779
      @tightywhitey9779 2 роки тому +149

      But if you don’t liquidize, you risk your stocks becoming worthless. Essentially all the billionaires net worths are money they don’t actually have in hand yet. It’s 99% stocks, so they don’t pay taxes until sell. This seems logical to me, guess I’m the only one.

    • @nameisamine
      @nameisamine 2 роки тому +42

      “Liquidate”

    • @NizarElZarif
      @NizarElZarif 2 роки тому +80

      @@tightywhitey9779 Once you are rich enough, liquidity is really not an issue, assets are more important. That is why CEO choose to get payed in stocks not salary. For example, Bill Gates is now the biggest land owner in the USA. Fiat currency is only meaningful when you are poor, the real money is assets.

    • @oozey262
      @oozey262 2 роки тому +26

      @@NizarElZarif couldn’t be more right.
      To me owning assets and having a pocket change in my bank is more important than having billions in fiat paper, think this way
      Currency can just be as worthless as a bankrupt company if inflation is abused or an undesirable event occurs, your assets can always be sold in the current market value not the value of the over inflated currency. Make the right choice invest only in low risk assets

    • @NaudVanDalen
      @NaudVanDalen 2 роки тому +5

      @@NizarElZarif Stocks aren't even real money at all.

  • @ExxonMobilCompany
    @ExxonMobilCompany Рік тому +336

    To my understanding this just proves how much we need an edge as investors because playing the market like everyone else just isn’t good enough>. I've been quite unsure about investing in this current market and at the same time I feel it's the best time to get started on the market, what are your thoughts?

    • @marcelrobert9569
      @marcelrobert9569 Рік тому +1

      I agree. Based on personal experience working with an investment advisor, I currently have $385k in a well-diversified portfolio that has experienced exponential growth. It's not only about having money to invest in stocks, but you also need to be knowledgeable, persistent, and have strong hands to back it up.

    • @charlotteflair1043
      @charlotteflair1043 Рік тому +3

      @@marcelrobert9569 I lost over $9000 this week, which is money I'm putting aside for retirement ; who is this individual that advises you?

    • @marcelrobert9569
      @marcelrobert9569 Рік тому +1

      @@charlotteflair1043 Yes,My advisor is Julie Anne Hoover is highly qualified and experienced in the financial market. She has extensive knowledge of portfolio diversity and is considered an expert in the field. I recommend researching her credentials further. She has many years of experience and is a valuable resource for anyone looking to navigate the financial market..

    • @robertlucas8288
      @robertlucas8288 Рік тому +1

      @@marcelrobert9569 Thank you for this tip. it was easy to find your coach. and I conducted thorough research on her credentials before scheduling a call with her. Based on her résumé, she appears to possess a high level of proficiency, and I am grateful for the opportunity to speak with her.

    • @kristopherthemediator3346
      @kristopherthemediator3346 Рік тому

      Invest in high yield dividend stocks. start the earlier t he better

  • @Benefitwithhannamacko
    @Benefitwithhannamacko 10 місяців тому +2

    Every family has that one person who will break the family financial struggle, I hope you become the one💯

  • @SaschaHusenbeth
    @SaschaHusenbeth 2 роки тому +645

    When the richest people point out the flaws in the system that makes them get richer and richer, you know that system is fundamentally flawed.

    • @mendozadaniel338
      @mendozadaniel338 2 роки тому +50

      The worst part is that the government officials whose job it is to regulate them are also in their pockets. The wealthy have outsized control over political decision because they are big political donors. And even the most honest politician and/or political party needs money to finance their campaigns and win. Getting money out of politics or at the very least being more transparent could help to finally see actual change and close the wealth gap. It is in any countries best interest that the middle class be healthy and large.

    • @1LuvMLPFiM
      @1LuvMLPFiM 2 роки тому +30

      You know what they say. "Don't hate the player, hate the game."

    • @jojomojito2754
      @jojomojito2754 2 роки тому +10

      making fun of the system that they are benefiting from. Adding insult to injury

    • @grandesingsbetter7369
      @grandesingsbetter7369 2 роки тому +11

      @@1LuvMLPFiM and who tf u think made the game ?

    • @altrag
      @altrag 2 роки тому +17

      @@1LuvMLPFiM Except the players are making up the game as they go.

  • @DiRECs
    @DiRECs 2 роки тому +1435

    I think a more correct title would be "One way the rich avoid paying taxes"

    • @pex3
      @pex3 2 роки тому +19

      It’s the biggest way

    • @thinkbank8709
      @thinkbank8709 2 роки тому +45

      Here is an Idea : Instead of taxing the rich with higher percentage, bring down the tax burden on average folks lower. If Capital gain tax is 20% and Income tax is 37%, then ask for income tax to be lowered to 20%. Someone paying more doesn't make you pay any less. Politicians have fooled people to this false rhetoric that Rich people are taking other people's money. Politicians are basically playing divide and rule policy with people. Today you pay 37% and rich pay 20% . Tomorrow both of you will pay 37%. The day after that your tax will increase to 45% and government will again vilify the rich and point to their lower tax rate. That way politicians will get stronger and stronger and people will loose their freedom bit by bit.
      .
      I will end my comment with a quote from a wise man named Alexis de Tocquevile : "The American republic will endure until the day Congress realises that they can bribe the people with people's own money."

    • @tommyk1210
      @tommyk1210 2 роки тому +55

      @@thinkbank8709 but that won’t work… 50% of federal income comes from personal income tax. Reducing the personal income tax rate would significantly effect the budget

    • @ragingdiabetic
      @ragingdiabetic 2 роки тому +1

      They don’t tho

    • @bigboyskoots3232
      @bigboyskoots3232 2 роки тому +1

      @@ragingdiabetic raising cap gains to 40% would raise 1/2 the amount the military spends in 1 year to 10 years of times. And the aftermath of doing that will be terrible. There is a lot more harm than good.

  • @RayaFlora
    @RayaFlora Рік тому +1

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  • @user-zz9ul4uc1m
    @user-zz9ul4uc1m 3 місяці тому +2

    I'm so happy I made productive decision about my finances that change my
    life forever, hoping to retire next year.. Investment should always be on any
    creative man's heart for success in life

  • @JokersAce0
    @JokersAce0 2 роки тому +681

    Meh, I was actually hoping for something more in depth and nuanced than capital gains vs. income tax as the basis for how the rich "avoid" paying taxes. If it's capital gains obviously they aren't actually avoiding taxes. Offshore tax havens and complicated plans devised by the largest financial firms on the other hand is something I'd be interested in actually learning about.

    • @M69392
      @M69392 2 роки тому +45

      Offshore tax havens are for hiding company profits or dark money. This video is about individuals who don't even need tax havens.

    • @the_tax_consultant
      @the_tax_consultant 2 роки тому +17

      There's a documentary floating around youtube that shows how Big4 consulting firms (specifically KPMG) uses tax havens to shift taxable income to tax havens.

    • @HoangLinhBuiSilverDrone
      @HoangLinhBuiSilverDrone 2 роки тому +22

      you won't ever hear about it on VOX. That's how most people that invested in Vox get their tax evaded

    • @ombogalombo
      @ombogalombo 2 роки тому +21

      Worked for a Big 4 in tax consulting. Cyprus, Dubai, Holland, Caribbean. That’s the combo at the moment. You move the dolla around in a specific order through two/three companies and foundations and that’s it.

    • @PantMal
      @PantMal 2 роки тому +3

      Same. Was also waiting for something similar.

  • @richardxia1720
    @richardxia1720 2 роки тому +2549

    Me: gets my first paycheck
    Government: *I’m about to end this man’s whole career*

    • @claudia-uy5gk
      @claudia-uy5gk 2 роки тому +15

      :(

    • @user-ti2xi9bd4u
      @user-ti2xi9bd4u 2 роки тому +168

      Walmart:” we pay $12 an hour!”
      After taxed: $8 an hour.
      Ok I quit

    • @ViktorScberg
      @ViktorScberg 2 роки тому +13

      Put it into crypto

    • @drewvega2260
      @drewvega2260 2 роки тому +91

      There is absolutely no reason whatsoever for anyone making $12 an hour to pay any taxes.

    • @Ego-Fiend
      @Ego-Fiend 2 роки тому +22

      Ever since I got my first paycheck for a job that pays $15 an hour I was like "why tf am I working here now..."
      I can't get an Xbox at this rate

  • @Leahwilliamson124
    @Leahwilliamson124 3 місяці тому +50

    It's wise to seek a professional guidance when building a strong financial portfolio due to its complexity

    • @sabinadavis3503
      @sabinadavis3503 3 місяці тому

      As a newbie, about to invest you most have four things in mind.
      1 have long time mindset
      2 be willing to take risk
      3 be careful on Money usage, if you are not spending to earn back then stop spending
      4 never claimed to know -Ask question, it's the best you work with a financial advisor.. like Martinez Amend, he is good on what he knows how to do best.

    • @wendierenard548
      @wendierenard548 3 місяці тому

      Hit $200k today. Thanks you for all the knowledge and nuggets you had thrown my way over the last months. Started with $20k in October 2023

    • @roselinedavidson3162
      @roselinedavidson3162 3 місяці тому

      Most rich people stay rich by spending like poor and investing without season, and most poor people spending like rich yet not investing like the rich, but impressing them.

    • @macdenise3203
      @macdenise3203 3 місяці тому

      You're absolutely right, and that's a beautiful mindset you've got there I never thought of it this way before.

    • @jonaswinter614
      @jonaswinter614 3 місяці тому

      He's in Inceland, Mr Martinez Amend Carrie's out both orientation and mentorship potential he's performing wonder's

  • @dammitbobby283
    @dammitbobby283 3 місяці тому +3

    The information in the video is inaccurate; the secretary doesn't earn $578,000 a year, which is the income level corresponding to the 37% tax bracket mentioned in the video. She pays 22% which is for the $44,726 to $95,375 income.

  • @zelkouo4662
    @zelkouo4662 2 роки тому +702

    Short answer: It's because they sell stocks. They get taxed on the stocks they sell while normal people get taxed on income

    • @Cashcash69
      @Cashcash69 2 роки тому +6

      So then how do they have the money to spend on stuff if it’s all in stocks

    • @thinginground5179
      @thinginground5179 2 роки тому +2

      @@Cashcash69 What?

    • @dailyrant4068
      @dailyrant4068 2 роки тому +52

      @@Cashcash69 Because they can get ultra low interest rate loans to use as living expenses. They don't really need much proof of income. There's a saying that banks only loan money to people who don't need money. It is 100% accurate.

    • @Cashcash69
      @Cashcash69 2 роки тому +4

      @@dailyrant4068 so then how do they pay back the bank

    • @papiangelus
      @papiangelus 2 роки тому +13

      @@Cashcash69 You don't know much about the stock market, do you?

  • @sachiconza9406
    @sachiconza9406 2 роки тому +687

    "Tax me if you can!" What a good pun.

    • @ff-qf1th
      @ff-qf1th 2 роки тому +7

      it's meaningless; it does nothing. if he instead put money on progressive/left leaning candidates who want to tax the rich, he might actually make a change in the world with his money.

    • @slavenrasic2173
      @slavenrasic2173 2 роки тому

      dont bite the hand that feeds you, they say

    • @thonkingintensifies9510
      @thonkingintensifies9510 2 роки тому +1

      Tax and catch don’t really sound the same

    • @alexhennigh5242
      @alexhennigh5242 2 роки тому +3

      Not a pun. More a play on words.

    • @hoodlumscraggy1801
      @hoodlumscraggy1801 2 роки тому +4

      I don’t think you know what a pun is

  • @koderken
    @koderken 3 місяці тому +3

    Totally incorrect title for this video. It did not show a single real-life rich person "avoiding' any tax. They all paid what they were required to pay.

  • @AdityaDesai96
    @AdityaDesai96 Рік тому +65

    37% is the highest marginal tax rate. Effective tax rates are usually much lower. You only pay ~37% in taxes (Federal + FICA) if you make over a million dollars a year.

    • @ultrastoat3298
      @ultrastoat3298 9 місяців тому +9

      Right, I love how they put the 37% tax figure above the photo of the secretary lol. Cool, a secretary pulling multiple millions a year 😂. Most REAL secretaries are probably paying like 10% tax.

    • @brosephbrown9069
      @brosephbrown9069 6 місяців тому

      @@ultrastoat329810% is still alot of someone’s income. While they’re able to avoid paying billions

    • @nallebrean
      @nallebrean 3 місяці тому

      Lucky you. I pay 80% marginal tax.

  • @davidthompson3872
    @davidthompson3872 2 роки тому +563

    Our lawmakers are the 1% mostly . That’s why it doesn’t change.

    • @onlyrog5
      @onlyrog5 2 роки тому +12

      This.

    • @TheFrankybody
      @TheFrankybody 2 роки тому +57

      Not really, the people you vote for get paid by the 1% to keep these laws. Thats one of the reasons people wanted Trump.

    • @thebutters816
      @thebutters816 2 роки тому

      Lol i love how this reason, is same problem in any other country

    • @RudolfJvVuuren
      @RudolfJvVuuren 2 роки тому +24

      @@TheFrankybody Wait are you saying Trump isn't one of the 1%??

    • @nhhuynh3085
      @nhhuynh3085 2 роки тому +1

      Then don't vote for them.

  • @acoldhand
    @acoldhand 2 роки тому +743

    COME ON JEFFREY YOU CAN DO IT, PAVE THE WAY PUT YOUR BACK INTO IT

  • @guru0503p
    @guru0503p 9 місяців тому +8

    "Our system is making the rich get richer, and richer and richer and everyone else, not. " - A Millionare❤

    • @thatundeadlegacy2985
      @thatundeadlegacy2985 6 місяців тому +1

      the poor are richer though, a rising tide raises all

    • @lexxihd5843
      @lexxihd5843 5 місяців тому

      @@thatundeadlegacy2985 The poor are better of, but not richer. Nowadays many people can't afford a own house or even rent. Even if they work 50-60hrs.

    • @thatundeadlegacy2985
      @thatundeadlegacy2985 5 місяців тому

      ban companies from owning residental, ban people from owning more than 4 homes, problem solved overnight, easy.@@lexxihd5843

  • @Phil60084
    @Phil60084 9 місяців тому +4

    Sounds like a great idea! Now I just need to earn a lot of money taxed at 37%, then not spend it and invest it. Risk losing everything I saved and then I get to only pay 20% on that money as long as I let it sit for a year or more, if not I have to pay another tax rate of 37% on gains.

  • @SvdSinner
    @SvdSinner 2 роки тому +667

    Lame claim to fame: My niece once dated the son of the Secretary that Warren Buffet was referring to.

  • @Cyclops0000
    @Cyclops0000 2 роки тому +882

    Company CEO's: "We can't afford to give pay rises this year."
    Meanwhile: The whole executive board has had huge bonuses, have stock portfolios that are so large they don't even need their jobs and their workers are on the poverty line.

    • @OctogonOxygen024816
      @OctogonOxygen024816 2 роки тому +26

      As it should be

    • @giorgialadashvili4771
      @giorgialadashvili4771 2 роки тому +91

      @@OctogonOxygen024816 Why? You support modern neo-feudalism?

    • @trader2137
      @trader2137 2 роки тому +31

      it should be that way, those in executive board achieved their status through hard work and education, meanwhile the 'working class' is usually uneducated workforce that will be shortly replaced by robots anyway

    • @breme3757
      @breme3757 2 роки тому +66

      @@trader2137 anarcho-capitalists
      Bottom text

    • @noahwallace3458
      @noahwallace3458 2 роки тому +25

      You do realize you could put your own money into their stock to their stock cause if their stock goes up then you win new win it's not their fault you didn't put money in

  • @bartoszdobroslaw9774
    @bartoszdobroslaw9774 Рік тому +106

    Great stocks and I just bought in on them, but I'm interested in making short term profit, let say turn a $150K to $500k in 6months, I'd appreciate tips on how what stocks to buy to make this much profit.

    • @bartoszdobroslaw9774
      @bartoszdobroslaw9774 Рік тому

      @Fred Howard That sounds great and how do i connect with her ?

    • @bartoszdobroslaw9774
      @bartoszdobroslaw9774 Рік тому

      @Fred Howard Okay i just found her website and left a message for her. thanks.

    • @joef8325
      @joef8325 3 місяці тому

      Just sell cocaine double or triple your money if you get caught you get free housing and food maybe a new lover not by choice

  • @byronjasper2873
    @byronjasper2873 11 місяців тому +68

    Is almost depressing that some of us hard working middle class have to file and pay the IRS every year. Like we are being punished for not being rich.

    • @ztomminator
      @ztomminator 4 місяці тому +1

      No just for playing the game wrong. If you are a stay-at-home mother you don't have to hey annual earned income taxes

    • @ryushogun9890
      @ryushogun9890 4 місяці тому

      No, you just voted for social based governments that need your money to do stuff.

    • @masked_motivation_
      @masked_motivation_ 4 місяці тому +1

      No, a punishment for not thinking and acting in the best possible way. The rich not being taxed as much is a good incentive for finding ways to get there

    • @_pseud0
      @_pseud0 4 місяці тому +3

      ​@@masked_motivation_ actually they pay about 30-40% of the total tax paid by the entire population even at extremely low rates because their income is so high.

    • @ANonyMouse627
      @ANonyMouse627 4 місяці тому +1

      To put it in perspective, if you live in the USA you probably already have more wealth than most people in the world. If your family income is $10,000 a year, you are wealthier than 84 percent of the world. If it's $50,000 or more a year, you make more than 99 percent of the world.

  • @salokin3087
    @salokin3087 2 роки тому +509

    I would like to see more on how such rich lifestyles are financed through leveraging debt and assets, that seems more relevant as it explains why we see luxury manors and yachts get bought by people who dont really work

    • @stevenrburgoyne
      @stevenrburgoyne 2 роки тому +109

      Its actually really simple. Say you own stock worth 50 million. You can get a loan for say 10 million at 2-3%. Now take that and go buy something expensive which will appreciate in value, like real estate. After 2-3 years sell that house for 12-13 million. It cost about 1 million in interest, pay back the 10 million loan (11 total) and now there is another 1-2 million left over (even after paying 20% tax) which was made from not selling any stock. Use that to buy other stuff. Rinse and repeat. When tangable assets are worth so much, its very easy to make money out of nothing to live. No matter how rich you are, a load of bread costs $2. The rich can leverage their wealth without doing anything to buy that, whereas everyone else has to actually buy it.

    • @nothingnothing3211
      @nothingnothing3211 2 роки тому +7

      @@stevenrburgoyne It's what normal people think what rich do. You should know that you never invest with owed money. It's the potion of absolute destruction.

    • @stevenrburgoyne
      @stevenrburgoyne 2 роки тому +34

      @@nothingnothing3211 never invest everything with borrowed money, sure. But it's one way. Some people take the money and invest in new businesses, or go out and do other stuff with the money. I know plenty of wealthy people who use some of their portfolio and do exactly this, especially on assets like houses. Sure, the market crashes and the value goes down but guess what, it goes back up eventually. Take the 2008 crash. By 2012 house values were back to before crash numbers. Hold the asset for 5-8 years instead of 2-3. At the end, the rich still end up ahead because they have other sources/capital to cushion the blow.

    • @dm2060
      @dm2060 2 роки тому +39

      @@nothingnothing3211 except, that is literally what billionaires do. They get credit lines from banks that they use to buy food cars yatchs houses etc.

    • @vardhan4594
      @vardhan4594 2 роки тому +7

      @@dm2060 banks keep their assets as collateral and if you have stocks that you have been holding since ages as you made a great investment..... Who wouldn't want that

  • @reek2987
    @reek2987 2 роки тому +235

    “For those who have more, more will be given and from those who have nothing everything will be taken.” -Mathew’s Principle

    • @akashpanthi2917
      @akashpanthi2917 2 роки тому +8

      But a person holding his/her stock must not be paying tax for it. If that's the case,then government should even compensate the stock holders when stocks go down

    • @wagner9527
      @wagner9527 2 роки тому +3

      For those who make right choices, do not forget you have no guarantee that your papers wont not go down.

    • @suzukigixxer1627
      @suzukigixxer1627 2 роки тому

      Nepali🇳🇵?

    • @TheLadedaman
      @TheLadedaman 3 місяці тому

      @@akashpanthi2917 that's why capital gains tax is low, to incentivize investing in the market despite risk.

  • @alexstephanie8051
    @alexstephanie8051 Рік тому +87

    Successful people don't become that way overnight. most people see at a glance-wealth, a great career, purpose-is the result of hard work and hustle over time. I pray that anyone who reads this will be successful in life

    • @alexstephanie8051
      @alexstephanie8051 Рік тому +11

      @Jamie Janny I agree with you Investment is the key to sustaining financial longevity . And not just any investment but an investment with guaranteed return .

    • @Charles-ew3km
      @Charles-ew3km Рік тому +10

      @@alexstephanie8051 yeah investment is the key to sustaining your financial longevity but venturing into any legit investment business without proper guidance of an expert can lead to great loss too .

    • @steveashley8260
      @steveashley8260 Рік тому +9

      Exactly and many of us don't know where to invest our money so we invest it on wrong place and to the wrong people

    • @hassangary8961
      @hassangary8961 Рік тому +7

      @@steveashley8260 Obviously talking about been successful , I know I am blessed if not I wouldn't have met someone who is as spectacular as Benson Sandra

    • @hassangary8961
      @hassangary8961 Рік тому +7

      She helped me recovered all I've lost trading by myself

  • @NancyFranciss
    @NancyFranciss 5 місяців тому +129

    I was advised to diversify my portfolio among several assets such as stocks and bonds since this can protect my portfolio for retirement. I'm seeking to invest $200K across markets but don't know where to start.

    • @blissds-gi3mb
      @blissds-gi3mb 5 місяців тому +5

      This seems like the worst period. Even the markets are very unpredictable. started investing recently when the market prices were a bit high ,today i am more than 60% down

    • @dawsondanny990
      @dawsondanny990 5 місяців тому +4

      Sometimes realistic factors discourage people from reaching their goals in life. For instance, I've tried investing in the stock market several times but always got discouraged by fluctuations of stock value

    • @user-cy7bs3hb8v
      @user-cy7bs3hb8v 5 місяців тому +2

      The best course of action if you lack ma-rket knowledge is to ask a consultant or invest-ing co-ach for guidance or assistance. Speaking with a con-sultant helped me stay afloat in the market and grow my port-folio to about 65% since January, even though I know it sounds obvious or generic. I believe that is the most effective way to enter the business at the moment.

    • @NancyFranciss
      @NancyFranciss 5 місяців тому +1

      Fantastic! Can you share more details?

    • @NancyFranciss
      @NancyFranciss 5 місяців тому +1

      I'm definitely gonna check her out. Do yo have any idea if she manages a family fund?

  • @Fromtheforgottengardens
    @Fromtheforgottengardens 2 роки тому +666

    The wealth gap generally, makes people resentful and oblivious to people's struggle and point of view.

    • @Ok-lu8gx
      @Ok-lu8gx 2 роки тому +5

      ok

    • @khuret1773
      @khuret1773 2 роки тому +10

      What about Ur Expensive Healthcare ??
      Why can't US make healthcare free

    • @mr.joesterr5359
      @mr.joesterr5359 2 роки тому +73

      @@khuret1773 because a large amount of the populace doesn’t want free healthcare. They want to go bankrupt paying medical bills

    • @robertshelton3796
      @robertshelton3796 2 роки тому +6

      Middle class people with middle class cars in middle class houses own stock. Stop treating us like we're rich: we're not.

    • @obidean3964
      @obidean3964 2 роки тому +6

      @@mr.joesterr5359 Lol 😆

  • @ryanpearl9435
    @ryanpearl9435 2 роки тому +526

    I not even lying, my grandfather's name is Morris Pearl. I jumped out my seat when I heard that guy has the same name, spelled the same way too lol😂

    • @amanraph3292
      @amanraph3292 2 роки тому +15

      Does your grandad own lots of stock 🧐🧐🧐

    • @ryanpearl9435
      @ryanpearl9435 2 роки тому +45

      @@amanraph3292 he was a furniture salesman is Toronto back in the 50s and 60s. He owned a place called Pearls furniture. He passed away about 11 years ago, and I'm 13 so I never knew him. But we still have some of his furniture in our house!

    • @f-ckmyr0fil81
      @f-ckmyr0fil81 2 роки тому

      He was a bit

    • @JJs_playground
      @JJs_playground 2 роки тому +35

      @@ryanpearl9435 wait, what. You're 13 and you're watching this video. Good on you, if you're already thinking about this stuff now I see a bright future ahead for you. Keep it up.

    • @aestheticvibezz142
      @aestheticvibezz142 2 роки тому +3

      @@JJs_playground I'm 16 Just watching how they escape xD

  • @nax1807
    @nax1807 Рік тому +1

    acuiring loans against stock you hold to have a tax exempt form of income is pure genious!!

  • @issaczheng7027
    @issaczheng7027 3 місяці тому +2

    lesson: you need to be rich first to actually avoid tax

  • @abhinandhrajeev6335
    @abhinandhrajeev6335 2 роки тому +544

    "The poor and the middle class work for their money while the rich put their money to work"
    This is the best financial quote of the century

    • @Flappybirdys
      @Flappybirdys 2 роки тому +3

      @@Dimitris_Balf the American system kind of is. But why poor people continue to be poor is because that’s the only conclusion they make from this video. There is absolutely nothing stopping them from investing and buying stocks too.

    • @Flappybirdys
      @Flappybirdys 2 роки тому +12

      @@Dimitris_Balf a reason why so many people in Australia retire as millionaires is because we have a system called superannuation, where the government forces you to invest a part of your income for your retirement. Even my mum on minimum wage and only coming to Australia for 8 years will retire with atleast a quarter million in cash and over a million in assets.

    • @Ninja-gt3zi
      @Ninja-gt3zi 2 роки тому +11

      @@Flappybirdys they dont teach this at school. Poor people wont get that education government dont want people to know

    • @donkeykong4983
      @donkeykong4983 2 роки тому +1

      ✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️✝️

    • @ManMan-xq8jh
      @ManMan-xq8jh 2 роки тому

      @@Ninja-gt3zi A smarter population is a better population they have no reason to not provide education

  • @mathiasenger7665
    @mathiasenger7665 2 роки тому +855

    In Norway we have a "Net Worth-tax". So you pay about 1% of your net worth in taxes per year.
    For clarification:
    Your net worth has to be above 150 000 US dollars in order for the tax to apply.
    And the government has a rather Conservative way of estimating your net worth. So a large amount of the population will never be eligible to pay this tax.

    • @itstimetomakelol6650
      @itstimetomakelol6650 2 роки тому +54

      Seems fair

    • @Cecilia-ky3uw
      @Cecilia-ky3uw 2 роки тому +84

      net worth taxes can be avoided by racking up debt

    • @daveausmunchen7787
      @daveausmunchen7787 2 роки тому +86

      @@itstimetomakelol6650 why does it? What’s „fair“ about a game we both play in which I am better than you, for whatever reason, and then a referee comes in and Takes away half of every point I score (just think 1 vs 1 basketball) and after halftime makes it more exciting by deducting another few points just for fun. Now please explain to me how in any shape or form that is “fair”

    • @itstimetomakelol6650
      @itstimetomakelol6650 2 роки тому +130

      @@daveausmunchen7787 Your money doesn't just get taken. You get something in return. It wouldn't be fair to not pay for infrastructure, healthcare etc. 50% is a lot imo, especially in a country like the US which still is a third world country in some parts. But 1% of net worth every year ain't that much if you work. $1 000 000 net worth means $10 000 in taxes at the end of the year. And maybe we could just only have this tax for people with a six figure income or a net worth of up to $25 000 000.

    • @daveausmunchen7787
      @daveausmunchen7787 2 роки тому +26

      @@itstimetomakelol6650 Of course it just gets taken.
      Yes one gets infrastructure, education,… (not healthcare that at least in Germany is another thing you gotta pay) but one has already paid taxes to become worth 1.000.000.
      Or how do you think people earned 1 million?
      If it was inherited, you paid taxes, if it was earned, you paid taxes,….. and as soon as you do something with the money you pay taxes, whether it is buying a car, buying food,…
      Yes it might not seem a lot, but take this, I am from Munich, my neighbors house is worth about 2 million euros (which is nothing special). So my neighbor who bought the house decades ago when it was a lot cheaper would now have to pay 10.000€ annually (progressive taxation) from retirement which maybe is 50.000€ before and 30.000€ after taxes, healthcare,…
      They are not rich but their net worth is extraordinarily high due to real estate

  • @GeorgiaMoore.
    @GeorgiaMoore. 5 місяців тому +3

    Understanding personal finances and investing will most likely lead to greater financial independence. By being knowledgeable about money and investing, individuals can make informed decisions about how to save, spend, and invest their money. A trader made over $350k in this recession influenced market

  • @JohnDoe-fi9yh
    @JohnDoe-fi9yh Рік тому +1

    The tax difference is about risk. A paycheck is guaranteed if you work for a company. However, investments aren't guaranteed to be profitable. Ppl who want to tax rich ppl don't understand that more taxes will stifle economic growth and innovation. This is just a simple case of envious ppl wanting to punish successful ppl.

  • @ferrerorocher4013
    @ferrerorocher4013 2 роки тому +368

    The worship of the rich and wealthy in America is disturbing

    • @dipanjanmondal7765
      @dipanjanmondal7765 2 роки тому +6

      8 % of Americans are millionaires following this culture ,.. despising the rich won't help but by glorifying and copying them and thier methods you'd get somewhere

    • @rafadydkiemmacha7543
      @rafadydkiemmacha7543 2 роки тому +57

      @@dipanjanmondal7765 8% of Americans are millionaires? What the heck? You count credit money? 😂

    • @xandercorp6175
      @xandercorp6175 2 роки тому +2

      Your name and your comment together makes me laugh so hard, well done.

    • @larsstougaard7097
      @larsstougaard7097 2 роки тому +2

      Rotten 🍎

    • @Pvrge.
      @Pvrge. 2 роки тому +14

      Why? They are simply more intelligent than the rest of the population, they deserve what they have, unlike those jealous losers who get mad about it.

  • @BroAnarchy
    @BroAnarchy 2 роки тому +330

    The disparity of economic wealth for all Americans is really really sad

    • @Ok-lu8gx
      @Ok-lu8gx 2 роки тому +2

      ok

    • @salokin3087
      @salokin3087 2 роки тому +14

      Not really. This happens in nearly every large economy like China or the UK, financial assets are simply more valuable than income streams

    • @robertshelton3796
      @robertshelton3796 2 роки тому +14

      Middle class people with middle class cars in middle class houses own stock. Stop treating us like we're rich: we're not.

    • @BroAnarchy
      @BroAnarchy 2 роки тому +38

      @@robertshelton3796
      Saying you own stock doesn't matter much in the face of context.
      Do you own a few shares that are valued at $1,000 or so?
      Or do you own thousands of shares worth half a mil? Because that's a _HUGE Difference_

    • @kushalrijal9453
      @kushalrijal9453 2 роки тому

      Applicable almost everywhere.

  • @killer13387
    @killer13387 Рік тому +1

    Blatantly omits time frames in capital gains vs salary,. Risk, and company tax also omitted. We have massively wage mobility. I wanted to watch this feeling challenged.

  • @marcusmossuto
    @marcusmossuto 2 роки тому +1

    The rate of capital gains is a reasonable debate. The debate on taxing unrealized capital gains is just absurd. The quote in the video is that the money is not taxed is false. That money is not sitting in a vault in n the Rocky Mountains, it is deployed in the economy in capital plant and equipment, research and development and the paying of thousands of workers. Taxing the unrealized gains means destroying the company to pay a property tax which is destructive but also unconstitutional.

  • @user-rc8xc6yx8h
    @user-rc8xc6yx8h 2 роки тому +201

    People who donated money to Kylie Jenner are now looking like :
    The ocean is thirsty

    • @vegeta8mysocks
      @vegeta8mysocks 2 роки тому +7

      But an ocean's water is not drinkable

  • @slylover123
    @slylover123 2 роки тому +309

    What a concept that they benefit from the very system they don't give back to

    • @mainely8007
      @mainely8007 2 роки тому +20

      This is why billionaire activists start astroturf groups like the Tea Party and a host of other agitators. They started the right wing religion of anti-governmentalism.

    • @midaeium
      @midaeium 2 роки тому +11

      The republican party in a nutshell

    • @greenapril7923
      @greenapril7923 2 роки тому

      That's how it work

    • @michaels4123
      @michaels4123 2 роки тому +30

      Na. Billionaires simply understand the game of capitalism. The poor don't. Like the video tell us. You don't get rich from earning a salary. You get rich by owning assets that appreciate in value.

    • @eco-techandtravel5258
      @eco-techandtravel5258 2 роки тому

      @@michaels4123 why you called capitalism it curptionalism.

  • @The_NonDescript
    @The_NonDescript 11 місяців тому +6

    Hey, those $75K in leaf blowers blowing lizards off tree aren't going to pay themselves!

  • @MarkDavis-wm9yx
    @MarkDavis-wm9yx Місяць тому +5

    Super inspiring trading with Mr SAM. I am following sam deymon footsteps to become a professional trader. Thanks for everything you do - I love your energy on the screen! Dope

    • @AntoninaLarisa
      @AntoninaLarisa Місяць тому +3

      I've been thinking about going that route. I have a lot of stocks that I have maintained, but they are beginning to lose value, so I'm not sure if I should hold onto them or sell them. I feel hiring your investment coach Mr Sam Deymoon would make it easier to restructure my portfolio.

    • @Isael-qk5rz
      @Isael-qk5rz Місяць тому +2

      I value your perspective and content!!depending on this current administration is a total failure I really have a question For someone with less than $15,000 to invest, how would you recommend we enter the crypto market? I am at studying some traders and copying Mr Sam Deymon strategy rather than investing myself and losing money emotionally what's your take on this approach?

    • @MarkDavis-wm9yx
      @MarkDavis-wm9yx Місяць тому +1

      He's TE LEG RAM....

    • @MarkDavis-wm9yx
      @MarkDavis-wm9yx Місяць тому +1

      @samdeymon53 💯 ..that's it = 4 advise.

  • @ChrisAlbertH47
    @ChrisAlbertH47 2 роки тому +294

    They do so by capitalizing on a system that leans heavily in their favor.

    • @arxsyn
      @arxsyn 2 роки тому +44

      Or rather THEY made a system that benefits them

    • @Showmetheevidence-
      @Showmetheevidence- 2 роки тому +7

      Good and what’s wrong with that?

    • @kopend8638
      @kopend8638 2 роки тому +17

      They made the system,ever wonder why they lobby both parties

    • @AbhinavKumar-ov3xf
      @AbhinavKumar-ov3xf 2 роки тому

      so how can you make them pay taxes if they dont have liquid cash

    • @joseastiz1775
      @joseastiz1775 2 роки тому +1

      And what would you like?? A socialist system like venezuela? I mean they have created equality all the citizens are equally poor

  • @ailsa7471
    @ailsa7471 2 роки тому +84

    It's nice to see someone rich who agrees with this

    • @fikridjojo
      @fikridjojo 2 роки тому +2

      To be honest I prefer he show us the real action to solve this problem tho...

  • @scottscott5827
    @scottscott5827 2 місяці тому

    A paycheck is taxed at a max of 37%.
    A short-term stock gain is taxed at a max of 37%.

  • @bruceshowalter6046
    @bruceshowalter6046 Рік тому +1

    Why does the basic narrative always end up in an INCREASE in taxation to solve an imbalance? This video just further illustrates the cause and the reason for inflation.

  • @Quickshifter123
    @Quickshifter123 2 роки тому +266

    Fun fact: a baseline millionaire is 1000 times closer to a status of a homeless person than to a status of a baseline billionaire.

    • @musicaddict4214
      @musicaddict4214 2 роки тому +23

      A us cent weighs 2.5 grams
      A million dollars in pennies would weigh 275 us tons
      A billion dollars would weigh 275577 tons

    • @MrNateSPF
      @MrNateSPF 2 роки тому +18

      @Impersonal Immigrant Math.

    • @Quickshifter123
      @Quickshifter123 2 роки тому +8

      @Impersonal Immigrant homeless person (0$) --millionaire (1 mil$)----------------billionaire (1000 millions$)

    • @Lebronwski
      @Lebronwski 2 роки тому +1

      Good, when wealth is concentrated big things can happen.

    • @generationfallout5189
      @generationfallout5189 2 роки тому +6

      One million seconds equals about 11 days... but one billion seconds equals about 31 YEARS!

  • @IndelibleHD
    @IndelibleHD 2 роки тому +180

    How the rich people avoid alot of things.....

    • @larsstougaard7097
      @larsstougaard7097 2 роки тому +15

      They will avoid this video too

    • @r0hanhs
      @r0hanhs 2 роки тому +1

      @@larsstougaard7097 they know all this things and still wouldn't care less. 'cause why not...

    • @larsstougaard7097
      @larsstougaard7097 2 роки тому

      @@r0hanhs yes why not .....

    • @shalinitiwariscorner5210
      @shalinitiwariscorner5210 2 роки тому +1

      @@r0hanhs Republican party in a nutshell

    • @afifr.alhafiz2137
      @afifr.alhafiz2137 2 роки тому

      @popo1310023 are you a billionaire? why aren't you?

  • @RealGrandFail
    @RealGrandFail 9 місяців тому +6

    People forget more billionaires hire millions of people that should be a tax discount in itself.

    • @hehehehaw1682
      @hehehehaw1682 6 місяців тому

      Considering they wouldn’t be worth billions without them, I disagree. We don’t owe tax discounts to them for giving us money, that’s what our labor is for. Hiring millions of people in and of itself doesn’t pay for healthcare, improve public services and infrastructure, build affordable housing, provide veteran benefits, welfare and other social security nets, our food and agriculture, better public schooling and universities and pay for government employees
      I’m not arguing that they don’t provide benefit to the world, but that doesn’t mean they don’t get out of paying their fair share in taxes

    • @thomasgolly6664
      @thomasgolly6664 7 днів тому

      No it should not. It is not a benevolent act to hire millions of people. It is out of self interest. They hire the people to make more money to grow their wealth. Period! Why should that be a tax discount itself? Duh!

  • @evanschneider9587
    @evanschneider9587 3 місяці тому +1

    Lower income taxes!! Don’t increase taxes on investments! Cut government spending!!!

  • @joejoey7272
    @joejoey7272 2 роки тому +77

    Moral of the story , invest your money . Nobody’s going to be wealthy from a salary

    • @lyudmilapavlichenko7342
      @lyudmilapavlichenko7342 2 роки тому +15

      You've completely missed the moral of the story...

    • @marginis
      @marginis 2 роки тому +7

      Good luck investing when your entire paycheck goes straight to bills.

    • @drhoff6551
      @drhoff6551 2 роки тому +2

      @@andlukas we can, which we cant see is a billionarie paying 0 in taxes and a someone who get 3000$ per month paying taxes

    • @suryanshsingh4533
      @suryanshsingh4533 2 роки тому

      @@jacobarmitage6115 did you also know that global poverty has halved in the last 30 years

    • @dekippiesip
      @dekippiesip 2 роки тому +1

      @@marginis Then you are just living a life that is too expensive. Middle income people(im not talking about the poorest) should be able to create a hybrid income. Save money and invest the saved money wisely, then you can build up 2 sources of income and your second source will not be taxed as much as your first.

  • @aaronbisignani588
    @aaronbisignani588 2 роки тому +638

    Everyone:
    Pays taxes to support society.
    Rich People:
    "You pay taxes!?"

    • @saricubra2867
      @saricubra2867 2 роки тому +19

      In Argentina, taxation is theft

    • @VenkateshT-zi7on
      @VenkateshT-zi7on 2 роки тому +6

      In india, saving for tomorrow is equal to theft on today

    • @adamdanilowicz4252
      @adamdanilowicz4252 2 роки тому +22

      You technically do suport society by putting your savings back into the economy, through stock market investment. How do you think corporations like Tesla can build billion dollar factories?

    • @user-hw9fn9uv5c
      @user-hw9fn9uv5c 2 роки тому +10

      @@adamdanilowicz4252 if tesla supports society then public transport should be prayed to as our lord and savior

    • @TheFloatingSheep
      @TheFloatingSheep 2 роки тому +27

      @@saricubra2867 taxation is theft everywhere

  • @nickmedley4749
    @nickmedley4749 11 місяців тому +6

    Stock investments are not the same as income, it's not even wealth. That's why it's treated differently. This video is deceptive.

  • @AndersonFair-cy2bb
    @AndersonFair-cy2bb Місяць тому +1

    Dividends are dope. Personally, I sometimes use my dividends to buy other dividend and growth stocks for diversification instead of reinvesting in the same stock. To each their own methods though. The good thing is that you’re investing in the first place and that’s what’s important. Salute for the content!

    • @Raymondcraw1967RaymondCrawley
      @Raymondcraw1967RaymondCrawley Місяць тому

      The current market might give opportunities to maximize profit within a short term, but in order to execute such strategy , you must be a skilled practitioner

    • @BrewerVera
      @BrewerVera Місяць тому

      That's impressive! I could really use the expertise of this advisors, my portfolio has been down bad. how can I contact them?

    • @BrewerVera
      @BrewerVera Місяць тому

      I looked up her full name online and found her page. I emailed and made an appointment to talk with her; hopefully, she gets back to me.

  • @mufasum
    @mufasum 2 роки тому +85

    Capital gains tax needs to have the same tax bracket system as income tax. Poor and middle-class Robinhood investors shouldn't be subject to the same capital gains tax rate as billionaires.

    • @factidraw
      @factidraw 2 роки тому +15

      Yes I totally agree with this. I think all taxes, even sales tax and stuff, should be based on a progressive marginal tax bracket system.

    • @letsmakegadgets6899
      @letsmakegadgets6899 2 роки тому +7

      @@timetimetime3985 How would that mess up the economy?

    • @vivekkrishnam4861
      @vivekkrishnam4861 2 роки тому +5

      capital gains does already have tax brackets, short term follows the income tax brackets exactly and long term is a bit different but its still progressive

    • @AnirudhGiri
      @AnirudhGiri 2 роки тому +9

      @@factidraw Terrible idea. If all taxes are progressive, money would lose all meaning. If I have to pay more for my groceries the more money I make, I have no incentive to make more money

    • @shalinitiwariscorner5210
      @shalinitiwariscorner5210 2 роки тому +1

      @@timetimetime3985 Again a person with Roosevelt syndrome. Phew!

  • @skinnylegend3487
    @skinnylegend3487 2 роки тому +187

    “I want to live in a country filled with middle class people who can afford to shop at our companies”. When you tax the rich the middle class grows the lower class shrinks and people buy more and the rich still make money. When they get taxed we all gain.

    • @perlasandoval7883
      @perlasandoval7883 2 роки тому +6

      yeah it's a incentive

    • @allenbragg7920
      @allenbragg7920 2 роки тому +6

      The wealth is in stock. No one gets anything until portion of that wealth is sold. What have they done while creating more wealth? New corporations hiring more people, attempting to build latest battery technology, solar roofing, space planes and hyperloops.

    • @es2627
      @es2627 2 роки тому +8

      that is socialist non-sense the richest places on Earth have the lowest tax rates

    • @greenlemonboy9762
      @greenlemonboy9762 2 роки тому +11

      But the rich get less richer. To the point where there is no point in being rich. Then nobody will, be motivated to innovate an work extra hard. Everyone will just get a middle class job. Before you know it, the things that make america the richest country in the world, businesses like apple, google, facebook, amazon, and tesla, will be gone, and america will no longer be the top country in the world. Everyone should pay the same percent of tax, with no loopholes. Minimus wage workers should pay 15-30%, as well as rich. Thats the only way we can remain a capitalist country that sparks innovation, and has people from other countries wanting to come in.

    • @ivan24zg
      @ivan24zg 2 роки тому +4

      @@greenlemonboy9762 we live in a society

  • @mojolafakeye6488
    @mojolafakeye6488 2 роки тому +4

    Could someone explain this to me; their net worth is based on the value of stocks they hold, stocks which could plummet at any time. If they are taxed based on their networth rather than profits or income, how do they get compensated if the value of their stocks do plummet?

    • @Dancemikacin
      @Dancemikacin 2 роки тому +1

      that's why it hasn't been implemented yet because there is no solution to that problem other than paying them back

    • @unnamedhero7543
      @unnamedhero7543 2 роки тому +1

      They wouldn't do a one time payment or something, they would pay taxes on their net worth every year. Same as how we treat property taxes.

  • @GoldenRedder
    @GoldenRedder 11 місяців тому +1

    I have a hot take and a radical idea.
    We cut government spending.
    That way we can lower the taxes on everybody, take power from the elites, ensure the government has to manage a budget and get our economy functional again.

  • @cone-kings
    @cone-kings 2 роки тому +160

    “FOR THE LAST TIME , I DON’T NEED CAR INSURANCE”

    • @f-ckmyr0fil81
      @f-ckmyr0fil81 2 роки тому +1

      Get a

    • @Benjamin-om3ih
      @Benjamin-om3ih 2 роки тому +6

      You do bro

    • @alokpotadar9123
      @alokpotadar9123 2 роки тому

      You do, my one month old bike was parked right in front of home when it was stolen. I don't know how. But after complaint insurance payed me 80% of the cost of that bike, and I was able to purchase a new one.

  • @impatrickt
    @impatrickt 2 роки тому +73

    I was hoping this was a tutorial.

    • @HypothesisI
      @HypothesisI 2 роки тому +6

      That's EXACTLY what it was.

    • @jasser1918
      @jasser1918 2 роки тому +2

      If you get enough money just saved in stocks and avoid the government stealing from you

    • @ayush8650
      @ayush8650 2 роки тому +1

      It is. Start investing.

    • @shammerHammer
      @shammerHammer 2 роки тому +7

      Step 1: Be rich.

    • @Game_Hero
      @Game_Hero 2 роки тому +2

      @@jasser1918 yeah, stealing, as in "making sure social services can be funded so that quality of life can improve"

  • @Billionaireben
    @Billionaireben 9 місяців тому

    High taxes don't create middle class. The taxes on capital gains encourage people to buy and hold, the majority don't pay that much in tax (total tax on $50k, what percent is the total income tax?) Also, if you take loans on stock you lose those interest payments; if you sell you lose future gains.

  • @JeandrePetzer
    @JeandrePetzer 2 роки тому +8

    This is a great video. Explains complex financial topics in laymans terms. Excellent job.

  • @Gazpolling
    @Gazpolling 2 роки тому +149

    Now that i am almost dead,
    " i think the riches are undertaxed"

    • @vscodium1751
      @vscodium1751 2 роки тому +5

      When the end is knocking your door, prepare for the judgement 😆

  • @jjackerickson
    @jjackerickson 7 місяців тому +1

    Don’t tax them and don’t tax us either

  • @p.o.4339
    @p.o.4339 Рік тому +6

    This shouldn't be about the tax system. It should be about the "spend" system. Those who yell the loudest about "not paying their fair share" really think they are entitled to spend your "fair share" and more. Before we change the tax codes, let's change the "spend" codes.

  • @Dee_Snuts27
    @Dee_Snuts27 2 роки тому +121

    This is pretty un-pog of rich people 😕

    • @xinniethepooh204
      @xinniethepooh204 2 роки тому +12

      Capitalism 😑

    • @prodohsamuel
      @prodohsamuel 2 роки тому +6

      This is pretty un-pog of rich people 😕

    • @callistoarmy5576
      @callistoarmy5576 2 роки тому +1

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    • @Dee_Snuts27
      @Dee_Snuts27 2 роки тому +5

      @@xinniethepooh204 😔🤘🏾

    • @xandercorp6175
      @xandercorp6175 2 роки тому

      You should try it, it's pretty pog.

  • @isotropicantenna
    @isotropicantenna 2 роки тому +7

    I don't understand why unrealised gains in stocks needs to be taxed. That gain is not a real gain, it's just a possible gain, untill it's converted into money. When you do that, you pay taxes.
    If unrealised gains are to be taxed, then it's only fair if tax rebates are provided on unrealised losses.

    • @trumpetperson11
      @trumpetperson11 2 роки тому +2

      For real, I think the real loophole is the untaxed loans. They need to get the Billionaires to stop taking out loans to buy everything and actually liquidate some of their stocks. No need to force taxes on unrealized gains, just make them actually convert the gains and you get your solution.

  • @beyondplanesight
    @beyondplanesight 11 місяців тому +6

    Let's put it like this: imagine you're an artist who shelled out a hundred bucks on materials to create a potential 20 million dollar masterpiece. But you haven't sold it. Suddenly, you're asked to pay taxes on the inflated value of your unsold painting. The only way to foot the bill is by parting with your masterpiece. It's like expecting you to conjure up money from the thin air your art hangs in.
    Now, think about your own house, purchased for a tidy $100,000, but now it's valued at a cool million. Uncle Sam comes knocking, wanting a hefty slice of $355,500. You're left scratching your head, wondering how you're going to conjure up this amount from your $100,000 salary. The only option is to sell your beloved home, kiss goodbye to any dream renovations, and let some stranger take over your personal sanctuary.
    The same goes for the entrepreneurial spirits out there. You've built a thriving business from the ground up, only for it to become a lucrative million-dollar venture. And now, you're expected to fork over a substantial chunk in taxes, even though you haven't cashed out. Suddenly, your business brainchild may have to be dissected and sold off, bit by bit, to pay off a tax bill on wealth you never actually pocketed.
    And the worst part? Losing control over what you've built. Your business, which was once your empire, might be overrun by shareholders who don't understand your vision. Your freedom to run your company as you see fit, to take the risks you want, and to reap the rewards, could be ripped from your grasp. All of this because of taxes on profits that have yet to materialize. It's like being invited to a potluck and being asked to bring a meal you haven't even cooked yet. Talk about a raw deal, right?

  • @tjcambre5236
    @tjcambre5236 8 місяців тому +1

    Abolish the IRS VOTE FOR THE NICE INDIAN MAN.

  • @joestanley250
    @joestanley250 2 роки тому +169

    Taxing capital gains before the point of sale is a little tricky. I remember when Elon Musk's wealth fell $14 bn in a day. Do you give him back the tax income?

    • @MalikSmith774
      @MalikSmith774 2 роки тому +63

      Exactly, this narrative they all love to push is ridiculous, you only hear when these guys get richer but I don't hear when their wealth has reduced by $20B in a day. Stocks fluctuate literally everyday

    • @Jechto1999
      @Jechto1999 2 роки тому +2

      Although i'm not for such a tax proposal, you can tax capital gains according the the storage principle instead of realization principle.
      This means that instead of paying taxes when sell based on sell-buy difference. You pay taxes based on the wealth difference between start and end of year. so if your year-to-year growth is 10Bil$ and tax-rate is 20%, you would need to pay 2Bill$ in taxes, for that years gains forcing you to liquidate assets to pay taxes. If you then next year lose 10Bill$ you would get a 2Bill$ tax credit, such that the next 10Bill$ you make is tax free.
      It has the benefit that it ensures a more stable tax income for the state meaning that instead of the state receiving a lot of money at once.
      It also has the downside of less tax revenue compared to the realization tax principle. because you lose out on compounding interest due to being forced to sell more and more of your shares each year of growth.

    • @jacobnair6707
      @jacobnair6707 2 роки тому +3

      @@Jechto1999 yeah that sounds messy. Its definitely tricky. I think step up in basis def needs to go tho

    • @aguspermana8643
      @aguspermana8643 2 роки тому +11

      taxing something that doesnt exist yet is indeed tricky.
      a sales tax to something that hadn't been sold

    • @conchobar
      @conchobar Рік тому +8

      @@aguspermana8643 Its not tricky at all. I bet you've heard of property taxes. The average American's greatest investment is taxed on its unrealized gains. No homeowner gets a refund when their home value dips, but they sure do get a tax bill when it rises.

  • @Scyte
    @Scyte 2 роки тому +416

    Victoria II Players : First time?

  • @lila2986
    @lila2986 3 місяці тому +2

    "taxing the rich" would cause the rich to leave the country and then whom are you going to tax?

  • @user-el8ig8wf4i
    @user-el8ig8wf4i Рік тому

    Thank you for this video!!

  • @OnlySourSauce
    @OnlySourSauce 2 роки тому +16

    Here is the thing. I would rather see a system that is different then just us adding tax % amount to the capital gains tax. Like that they can reduce the amount of taxes against them from a fixed start if they invest in both state and federal infrastructure such as public education. I rather them try to incentivise change to the area around them, which would indirectly help their company aquire better talent and provide better product since they have to in order to satisfy more customer and make up for said expenses

  • @user-xc2dj8zb5z
    @user-xc2dj8zb5z 2 роки тому +93

    You change the rule, rich people can find a new way through, still play, and win the game for sure no matter what...

    • @yayayayya4731
      @yayayayya4731 2 роки тому +21

      And then these people will complain about rich people still being rich. Instead of lifting themselves up, they'll bring others down

    • @AbhinavKumar-ov3xf
      @AbhinavKumar-ov3xf 2 роки тому +5

      @@yayayayya4731 yes these people are jealous and ignorant

    • @prime_optimus
      @prime_optimus 2 роки тому +7

      @@yayayayya4731 How can we lift ourselves up after the rich cut our arms off?

    • @yayayayya4731
      @yayayayya4731 2 роки тому +5

      @@prime_optimus they don't. You make yourself think that.

    • @prime_optimus
      @prime_optimus 2 роки тому +6

      @@yayayayya4731 The reason I think getting rich is impossible is because it is. You have to have billions to one luck or be born into money.

  • @braziltokyoschool
    @braziltokyoschool Рік тому +1

    Warren Buffett pays a maximum rate of 20% of Income tax? It still a lot.
    I don't know about american tax avoidance law but it's a lot. There are countries that do not exceed 10% and some, it is even 0%.
    Here in Brazil it is between 6% and 25%, it depends on the annual revenue and the company's framework
    Tax Avoidance laws are gold

  • @admiralcapn
    @admiralcapn 2 роки тому +15

    Taxing on income (or "wealth") appears to be the problem in the first place. Tax based on spending, i.e. a National Sales Tax. Make it 20% on non-essential products (i.e. 0% on fresh produce, basic clothing, etc) and have an annual "rebate" to each taxpayer of 20% of what they spent up to $6k (thus making the first $30k they spend tax-free, or "progressive"). Thus, if you're spending money, you're being taxed. It doesn't matter where you "hide" your money, if you're spending it, it's taxed. It also favors savers (encouraging good money habits) instead of inflation encouraging borrowers.

    • @conchobar
      @conchobar Рік тому +4

      Nah, the rich would create a revolving leasing/ rental model to get around that too. Also they can buy via shell companies and trusts, so they never outright buy/own anything personally.

    • @shazzadhasan3970
      @shazzadhasan3970 10 місяців тому +2

      @@conchobar they will not be taxed at the end of the year, they will be taxed while they are spending, so shell company will be taxed too, no way to avoid it.

    • @phoneywheeze9959
      @phoneywheeze9959 3 місяці тому +1

      ​@@shazzadhasan3970we have it in our country (its called gst) and it's on top of the income tax. the greedy politicians need a lot of money, instead of having a new system they just append taxes to old systems

  • @NightDocs
    @NightDocs 2 роки тому +228

    Big problem I see is there’s a strong argument to make that if you are taxed on the gains of held stock and then the stock plummets you have a pretty unfair system where you get taxed on gains you didn’t actually see

    • @PeterEhik
      @PeterEhik 2 роки тому +14

      There’s write offs in the tax law, if you make crippling losses, you can write them off for years and years. That’s kinda how Trump didn’t pay taxes for like 20 years

    • @MayMaysPlace
      @MayMaysPlace 2 роки тому +9

      @NightDocs You only pay taxes when you sell a stock… You DO NOT pay taxes on paper gains! Not a strong argument.

    • @Ushio01
      @Ushio01 2 роки тому +11

      @@MayMaysPlace Except one of the ideas in the video is to change it so you do pay taxes on paper gains. Thankfully it will never happen there are just too many unforeseen consequences.

    • @kmh0073
      @kmh0073 2 роки тому +1

      That's right and they know that. They're not satisfied till common citizens become slaves.

    • @mastervader4444
      @mastervader4444 2 роки тому +1

      Learn the difference between realized vs unrealized gains

  • @varunnayyar3138
    @varunnayyar3138 2 роки тому +29

    This is just one of the ways, I'm sure the rich have other loopholes only the rich know.

    • @PremiumPIus
      @PremiumPIus 2 роки тому +1

      Check this out: Ultra rich person A owns a company1 that earns them $1 million in a year. They also own company2 that sells them the rights to a patent they own for $1.1 million a year. So company1 reports a net loss in a year of $100k, so they pay $0 in taxes. When in the end, person A actually made $1 million. That's just one of a whole myriad of ways rich people can game the system to avoid paying taxes.

    • @pappythehumble1138
      @pappythehumble1138 2 роки тому +1

      @@PremiumPIus 😂😂😂😂
      Selling something to yourself.....but wait.
      His second company gains 1.1 million so they will have to pay the tax on that 1.1 million gain. 👀

    • @forsttco7712
      @forsttco7712 Рік тому

      @@PremiumPIus you can actually make it much better by just adding in one simple element: tax havens. Company 1 owns patents and is registered in say Cayman Islands (with little to no taxes). It lease out patents and IP to company 2. Company 2 pays royalties and fees to company 1 , and the money flows into the non tax region , from a heavily taxed one like US or EU (NOTE: you should own both companies or make one the subsidiary of the other). This literally works perfectly !

  • @Andreas-nw6qh
    @Andreas-nw6qh 2 роки тому

    Scratching my head here in Switzerland where we don't have any capital gain taxes at all! We still pay most people a relative fair salary without strong unions! A cashier at the supermarket gets more than 4k USD a month.

  • @flavius_pisapia_sculpture
    @flavius_pisapia_sculpture 7 місяців тому +1

    "By abolishing all State Levies - fiscal, social security and so on - on the Economy, we obtain the halving of Market Prices and therefore the doubling of the purchasing power of National Monetary Wealth, as well as Incomes, also compared to Abroad.
    By converting national money into electronic money and establishing an annual tax of 8% on the money account, which can be withdrawn automatically, an annual counterpart revenue is obtained for state issues in electronic money, citizen's income, public expenditure and debt repayments. of public debt.
    The Commercial Balance can be corrected by modifying the Annual Tax and/or Citizenship Income."- Nicolò Giuseppe Bellia