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  • Currently what billionaires do is never sell their assets so that they never have to pay capital gains tax (since they haven’t realised the gain), but then take out large loans using those assets as collateral and live off the loans. That allows them to enjoy the benefits of their capital gain without ever paying tax on it.

    The line you quoted is saying that if you use some asset as collateral for a loan then for tax purposes that should count as realising any gains in value