Here's the next step in this plundering, and it's going to happen in France one of these days! The absurdity of a tax on unrealized gains? The main reason assets (such as stocks and houses) increase in value is money creation by the government. -Governments and central banks devalue the currency. -Your assets (stocks, real estate, crypto) increase in price. -No, you haven't gotten richer (it's just the currency that's worth less). -But they'll tell you that you've gotten richer because the figures have increased nominally. -And they'll tell you, "You have to pay 36% on your gains now." -Even if you don't sell your assets. This is pure and simple plundering. Consequence: rapid capital flight to countries that are less predatory and more respectful of their citizens.