What Mark Cuban thinks about government
American entrepreneur and investor; co-founder of Broadcast.com, majority owner of the Dallas Mavericks from 2000 to 2023, a Shark Tank investor from 2012 to 2025, and founder of Cost Plus Drugs.
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2 dated positions, 2025, in their own words. Our reading of what Mark Cuban has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsTaxing unrealized capital gains destroys investment. People have to sell their assets to pay it, reducing capital available for investment and the incentive to invest. Trump has only taken equity or a “commission” when the company benefited from government actions. Doesn’t impact investment
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Our readingThe government taking equity in companies is not socialism but a wealth tax on shareholders.
Their wordsThis isn’t socialism. It’s a wealth tax. BAE (bernie. AOC, Elizabeth Warren, should be thanking him for creating the template and offering to suggest more. Take or underpay for equity, and you dilute the ownership of all shareholders. Just like you took their equity with a wealth tax.