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[–] Yewb@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

These are all paper gains if they would never be able to realize that money in reality.

[–] Sentau@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 11 months ago

Yeah but to achieve this paper gains I would wager a lot of people have been screwed out of their real money

[–] rabiddolphin@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (2 children)

You can use paper gains as leverage for loans against the gains and get that sweet liquidity to pay for underage escorts at Davos

[–] nbafantest@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

You still have to pay taxes on whenever you need income to pay those loans

[–] Blackmist@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Just see how much they claim to be worth when we finally get a wealth tax.