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jamzrockz

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23. You should seriously consider

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Reply #20)

Wed Dec 2, 2015, 06:14 PM

Dec 2015

making this an OP. This is just a rich person tax avoidance. The only solution I see is to give every person a $5m dollar lifetime max on charitable deductions. Everything after that is taxed at whatever rate it would have been tax without the charity deduction.

Buffett also has him scheme going on.

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Zuckerberg & wife announce plan to donate 99% of their $FB shares [View all] tishaLA Dec 2015 OP

Good for them! fbc Dec 2015 #1

I hope it's not to advance human resource potential and to promote equality valerief Dec 2015 #2

But he's still a 1%er so we don't like him, right? brooklynite Dec 2015 #3

Heh.I read that even with the 99% gien away he's still tishaLA Dec 2015 #6

We can like him AND dislike the economic system that disproportionately rewarded his contribution Taitertots Dec 2015 #13

Well I keep reading here that "behind every fortune is a great crime". Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #15

After he gives away 99% of his stock... BlueCheese Dec 2015 #17

in other words, if you have facebook stock, SELL! nt Javaman Dec 2015 #4

Why? It will have no affect on FB's share price. former9thward Dec 2015 #11

jeez. Javaman Dec 2015 #22

Congratulations to Mr Zuckerberg and Ms. Chan Jack Rabbit Dec 2015 #5

Fine, but why should society's health ride on the whim of yet another un(der)-taxed billionaire? PSPS Dec 2015 #7

+1 moondust Dec 2015 #9

you would prefer he was another Donald Trump? olddad56 Dec 2015 #12

I'd prefer he, and his Capital Gains, were taxed progressively maxsolomon Dec 2015 #14

$45 billion in value isn't $45 billion rocktivity Dec 2015 #8

trending #1 right now on Twitter L. Coyote Dec 2015 #10

The cynical part of me jamzrockz Dec 2015 #16

Not impressed. I know how he does his business. jmowreader Dec 2015 #18

Don't sign up for Facebook. Action_Patrol Dec 2015 #24

Why doesn't he just do it? Detester Dec 2015 #19

It's not like people wouldn't find out after awhile Elmer S. E. Dump Dec 2015 #21

You notice that almost all the 1% billionaires set up foundations. Jesus Malverde Dec 2015 #20

You should seriously consider jamzrockz Dec 2015 #23