'Absurd!': US Billionaires Pay Lower Tax Rate Than Working Class for First Time - eviltoast
  • breetai@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    1
    ·
    8 months ago

    No it’s not. They are not buying an asset with. It’s sometimes back with with an asset as collateral but it’s not tied to an asset. The loan isn’t taken out to buy a home. It’s taken out as living expenses.

    It’s why a consumption tax would fuck the rich.

    • acockworkorange@mander.xyz
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      1
      ·
      8 months ago

      Oh, you mean as the destination of the money. But I wouldn’t be too quick to use this as criteria. Lots of people use loans like that because they get poor. Think HELOC, reverse mortgages,… Having a minimum value below which you are exempt seems much better.

      • breetai@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        1
        ·
        8 months ago

        I didn’t exclude that from my comment.

        One of the differences is with a heloc you have to make payments. The loans Elon gets for example don’t have payments.

        They can live this way for years.

        I’m not opposed to rich people. I’m opposed to gaming the system.