how does tax evasion through stock back loans work

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The very wealthy take out loans backed by their stocks so they don’t technically have income.
But wouldn’t they be taxed when they sell stocks to repay the loans?

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Yes. However, when interest rates were nearly zero percent, in practice there was never a reason to pay back the loan.

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