▲ 397 ▼ Elon Says He's Giving Trump PAC $45 Million… Per Month: Report (www.rollingstone.com) submitted 2 years ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 63 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] WhatIsThePointAnyway@lemmy.world 97 points 2 years ago (2 children) And with that 25% tax he would still have more money than he could ever spend. These billionaires are not humans, their ghouls. They deserve our hate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Vlyn@lemmy.zip 30 points 2 years ago For them money is just a highscore. They either win or lose, the actual amount doesn't matter at all. The asshole could spend a thousand lifetimes just lying on the beach and sipping cocktails and he'd still be a billionaire. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Dagrothus@reddthat.com 13 points 2 years ago (2 children) Buying politicians can get expensive. Wont you think of the poor billionaires that would have to cut down on their bribery if there were a wealth tax?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Its not bribery if they give it to them after the fact permalink fedilink source parent [–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Buying politicians is depressingly cheap. Like, on the order of tens of thousands of dollars or less. Firmly out of reach for the average citizen but for the power players that's one good night out on a weekend. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Vlyn@lemmy.zip 30 points 2 years ago For them money is just a highscore. They either win or lose, the actual amount doesn't matter at all. The asshole could spend a thousand lifetimes just lying on the beach and sipping cocktails and he'd still be a billionaire. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dagrothus@reddthat.com 13 points 2 years ago (2 children) Buying politicians can get expensive. Wont you think of the poor billionaires that would have to cut down on their bribery if there were a wealth tax?? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Its not bribery if they give it to them after the fact permalink fedilink source parent [–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Buying politicians is depressingly cheap. Like, on the order of tens of thousands of dollars or less. Firmly out of reach for the average citizen but for the power players that's one good night out on a weekend. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] n3m37h@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Its not bribery if they give it to them after the fact permalink fedilink source parent
[–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago Buying politicians is depressingly cheap. Like, on the order of tens of thousands of dollars or less. Firmly out of reach for the average citizen but for the power players that's one good night out on a weekend. permalink fedilink source parent