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Re: [RT] Tech workers upset that they owe taxes on underwater options



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They couldn't even sell enough stock to cover the taxes.  that is real greed
and now we are supposed to pay.

Me wrote:

> Driving the economy into recession and raising living costs to insane
> levels wasn't enough for the tech industry, now the option babies are
> upset because their stock options are underwater and they owe big
> taxes.  Sheese.  I know people who have gotten into this situation
> and it all occurred because they were greedy.  They didn't sell their
> options at exercise time, instead choosing to hold onto the stock so
> they would pay less taxes down the road.  Will Congress succumb and
> bail them out like AG has bailed out the big companies that made the
> wrong decisions?
>
> The Valley's Tax Revolt
> By Scott Harris
>
> Tech workers are taking a big tax hit on their stock options. Will
> Congress come to the rescue?
> http://www.thestandard.com/article/0,1902,27355,00.html?nl=int
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