They (billionaires) should not exist, full stop. If they were actually taxed the way we used to in this country, we wouldn't have these security threats.
this post was submitted on 10 Mar 2024
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“My kids, who are 10, 12 and 14, you could tell them, ‘You know what, when you retire you’re gonna get money at 70, not 65.’” he said. “Do you think they’re gonna care?”
A few verses the masses. They can suck it up, pull themselves up by their bootstraps, etc.
Well they got rich taking advantage of the poor. That’s the only way you become a billionaire. I feel nothing towards them.
You have to leave incentives for people who are the ones who are going to create the jobs for all those people trying to climb the ladder.
Oh my god, FUCK OFF
b-b-but, nobody will want to do good work if they don't have the extremely weak opportunity to enrich themselves by taking advantage of other's labor!!!
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This is never getting implemented and is just theatre for the masses.
“I don’t agree with the idea of just singling out people because of how much they have or don’t have,”
That's literally how income tax works, you ignorant slut.
He best start believing in being singled out to pay more taxes because the alternative is being singled out to have his head cut off.
The old old money knew this. Why do the nuveau rich not?
For the same reason the world is trying to pull 1920s fascism round 2. People don't learn from history.
Maaaaan people is DUMB
I wonder if he feels the same about healthcare, housing, food, and clean water. Regardless of how much shit he has, he can live in the same apartment with the same public water and food deserts and a doctor that isn't on his personal staff.
The ones being singled out are poor people and the middle class. The rich get preferential rates, deductions that only apply to them, the ability to have armies of accountants and lawyers to limit their liability, and are far less likely to be audited.
It SHOULD be that all income within different brackets should be taxed the same. The rich only pay more because they have more. We all should be taxed 50% on income over $500,000, it’s just that most of us don’t have any income over that.
Wah wah wah just get into your fkn submarine, we double-checked the bulkhead for you 🫡
With no due respect to these whiny fucking billionaires, good and go fuck yourselves for being petulant children.
Good. Rage until you hurt yourself you undeveloped children.
please don't hurt the children.
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