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Callie1979

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2. Luxury tax was already tried & failed. But you're right about the stock sales.

Reply to lapfog_1 (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 16, 2026, 06:16 AM

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Selling a ton of stock to pay a big bill would most certainly affect all of us who OWN that stock
And look. at how the "mansion tax" affected real estate sales in CA; it was a disaster.

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I want to tax billionaires, but not like this lapfog_1 Thursday #1

Luxury tax was already tried & failed. But you're right about the stock sales. Callie1979 Thursday #2

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