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"If Mr. Zuckerberg never sells his shares, he can avoid all income tax and then, on his death, pass on his shares to his heirs."

Assuming that Zuckerberg has a normal life expectancy, what's the probability that Facebook will still be around in 60 years? Not very many corporations have lasted that long.



This is the risk the banks take using shares in a tech company IPO as collateral. How does this weigh in on the proposed tax?




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