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[–] AliasAKA@lemmy.world 2 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

They are alluding to capital gains. If you don’t need money now, you take 50 million dollars in stock, hold it for at least a year, and now you’re paying 15% or less instead of whatever the top tax bracket would be (like 37% or something) if you were to take it as employment income.