Pat According to pro publica reporting, Elon musk paid half a billion in taxes between 2014 and 2018 for a reported income of 1.5 billion. So, he paid his fair share as he paid taxes on his income and capital gains. You cannot tax unrealized capital gain. Many middle class families have stock options, indexed fund investments and I would be opposed to taxing unrealized capital gains. If the government did that, will it return money when stock prices fall?

Pat According to pro publica reporting, Elon musk paid half a billion in taxes between 2014 and 2018 for a reported income of 1.5 billion. So, he paid his fair share as he paid taxes on his income and capital gains. You cannot tax unrealized capital gain. Many middle class families have stock options, indexed fund investments and I would be opposed to taxing unrealized capital gains. If the government did that, will it return money when stock prices fall?

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