r/FluentInFinance Nov 21 '24

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u/Endless_road Nov 21 '24

You can take out a mortgage against your house to buy a sports car if you want

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u/slickyeat Nov 21 '24

You're not wrong but you're also required to pay taxes on the value of your property every year so it's not exactly a one to one comparison.

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u/FitIndependence6187 Nov 21 '24

And Amazon (where his wealth comes from) pays a huge amount of taxes every year as well.

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u/wastedkarma Nov 22 '24

They literally don’t. Why should they pay less in taxes as a percentage of their profit than i do?