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‘We get the living daylights taxed out of us’: How billionaires like Elon Musk avoid taxes on their massive wealth

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  • Real estate investors can legally use debt to pay no taxes, through deductible interest payments that offset cash flow

    80% confidence
  • Americans are over-taxed and government spending does not align with taxpayers' preferences

    80% confidence
  • Real estate investors using debt can legally pay no taxes due to interest deductibility and other benefits

    80% confidence
  • The primary wealth-building tax strategy is to buy stocks, never sell them, and borrow against them to access liquidity

    80% confidence
  • Kiyosaki is carrying $1.2 billion in debt

    80% confidence
  • Borrowing against appreciated stock rather than selling avoids capital gains tax while allowing continued compounding

    80% confidence
  • Americans are overtaxed and much of government spending goes toward things citizens disagree with

    80% confidence
  • Kiyosaki is carrying $1.2 billion in debt

    80% confidence
  • Kiyosaki owns hotels and 15,000 rental properties and makes a lot of money while paying no taxes

    80% confidence
  • Those trying to build wealth have an obligation to legally pay as little tax as possible

    80% confidence
  • The optimal wealth strategy is to invest, borrow against assets, die, place assets in a trust, and pass them to heirs

    80% confidence
  • Kiyosaki owns hotels and 15,000 rental properties, makes a lot of money, and pays no tax

    80% confidence
  • Americans are taxed on what they earn, what they buy, and what they own

    80% confidence
  • Americans face multiple layers of taxation on earnings, purchases, and property ownership

    80% confidence
  • Building wealth creates an obligation to pay as little tax as possible, legally, similar to a prisoner of war's obligation to escape

    80% confidence
  • Government should be reduced in size so that people can keep more of their money

    80% confidence
  • Wealthy investors should use the buy-borrow-die strategy: buy stocks, never sell, borrow against them, then pass to heirs via trust

    80% confidence
  • By borrowing against appreciated stock instead of selling, investors avoid realizing capital gains while keeping assets compounding

    80% confidence
  • Government size should be reduced so people can keep more of their hard-earned money

    80% confidence
  • Tax avoidance is a key skill to building wealth

    80% confidence
  • Tax avoidance is a key skill to building wealth

    80% confidence
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