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Say you have $100,000 you want to protect from inflation.
You buy an asset (Bitcoin, Gold, Real-estate).
In 5 years, your asset is worth $250,000.
You sell and must pay capital gains taxes on $150,000 (at 20% that would be $30,000 in tax).
But over those 5 years, the government printed 10% new money each year, which devalued your dollars by 37.9%.
That means they already taxed you on your wealth each year, so why are you also paying a "capital gain" on the sale?
So the calculation should be:
$250,000 - 37.9% depreciation - $100,000 initial investment
Your actual gain was only $93,150 after depreciation.
But you're being asked to pay 20% on the total $150,000 instead of on the actual inflation adjusted gains.
And even worse, the inflation numbers they publish are fake to make them seem better than reality actually is, so you can't even calculate an accurate depreciation over time (more accurate to use real estate prices to see depreciation rate).
What many people no longer know today is that Max Keiser was once a big shitcoiner. Over the past few years, he has tried to erase all traces of it. Here are some examples: #maxkeiser #keiser
If you're also bored and somewhat annoyed by Saylor, here's a more interesting conversation. It took way too long for someone to have a real discussion with that guy.
Why so long? Just because he's rich and gives you the chance for an interview? ๐