Gary Marcus

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Score 83
9/3/2024, 4:33:11 PM
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DyerMaker
@AndrewM36013517
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@GaryMarcus @Rationaliber @tylercowen I love how you people theory-craft all sorts of ways in which a policy could go wrong when we don't even have the specifics of that policy, lol.

This is the "what if ur car is on fire and you can't undo the buckle?!?!?!" of criticisms against seat-belt laws.
Gary Marcus
@GaryMarcus
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517d
@Rationaliber @AndrewM36013517 @tylercowen even better on your company when the stock isn’t liquid and you as a founder are literally precluded from selling it and you have no possible way to afford the taxes.
Rational Libertarian (ai/nke)
@Rationaliber
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@AndrewM36013517 @GaryMarcus @tylercowen Why would it be? Having to sell your house to pay the taxes on it because it went up in value is just fine!
DyerMaker
@AndrewM36013517
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517d
@GaryMarcus @tylercowen An unrealized cap gains tax is simply not problematic.
Gary Marcus
@GaryMarcus
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518d
@tylercowen I am not an economist; I am a democrat I think unrealized cap gains even on the vastly wealthy is problematic.

But the main issue is character. A problematic tax proposal isn’t going to make vote for an anti-democratic insurrectionist felon.
tylercowen
@tylercowen
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Economic substance is the main issue. But if you do want to consider the politics, every time a moderate Democrat toys with taxing unrealized capital gains, wealthy and influential people are scared away from Harris. I just don't see why Democratic economists should be wanting to…

The statement by @AndrewM36013517 constitutes public discourse as it engages substantively with a public policy issue—specifically, the taxation of unrealized capital gains and its potential impact on startup culture. The tone is critical but not hostile, and the intent is to provide a perspective based on personal experience in the startup ecosystem.

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