The Charles Dupont Story

[...]Charles Dupont was the owner of 50,000 French gold pieces. Apparently the French tax men did not think of applying a capital gains tax to the sale of Dupont's gold, nor did Dupont live long enough to be subject to any kind of wealth tax, which is now being bandied about by American politic...

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Published inThe Voluntaryist no. 189; p. 2
Main Author Strebel, Robert
Format Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Grambling Voluntaryists 01.04.2021
Subjects
Coins
Diaries
DuPont, Charles
Austria
United States > US
Switzerland
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Summary:[...]Charles Dupont was the owner of 50,000 French gold pieces. Apparently the French tax men did not think of applying a capital gains tax to the sale of Dupont's gold, nor did Dupont live long enough to be subject to any kind of wealth tax, which is now being bandied about by American politicians. In other words, since gold has a long history of holding its purchasing power, 'clutch' on to it like Midas until you have disposed of your less valued property.]
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