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JAlexoid 33 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Amid cuts to basic research, New Zealand scraps al...

I'm pretty sure that he didn't liquidate $50bn in stock to get the money for buying twitter. (That $50bn includes the 20% capital gains tax, that leaves $40bn in cash)

pyrale 33 days ago [–]

Yeah, that is my point: you don’t need to fire-sell to get fast cash, you can just use your capital as collateral.

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