To the 0.01 %, certainly not applying to ANY poster on USMB.
A proposal to tax assets that increase in value, even if they are not being sold, would only apply to people with a net worth above $100 million.
www.usatoday.com
I'm sorry you have a difficult time with comprehension.
I can state ONE Obvious thing, and you will twist it into something totally different.
I never mentioned home equity loans, now did I.
The tax proposal is targeted at wealthier individuals who can leave assets in portfolios and borrow against them, avoiding taxes while putting money in the bank. The maneuver is part of a strategy dubbed
“Buy. Borrow, die,” referring to ways to avoid paying taxes on those assets over generations.