Buck, you are a waterfall of misinformation. 

Given the current status of SLI you can have your LSD and eat it too. 

You can write off your SLI holdings for tax purposes and retain ownership of them. If, IF the shares of SLI become valuable in the future, you recognize the increase in the value. Ask your accountant or tax preparer for specifics, as you clearly did not read or cannot comprehend the authoritative tax references I have twice previously provided. 

You do use a tax preparer, right? If not you could be missing other valuable deductions, like the Batcrap Crazy deduction, or the ConspiraciesAmMe deduction.