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Booger
2021 Feb 6, 6:49am
Booger
2021 Feb 6, 6:49am
Patrick says
Nope. After they acquire a billion, they leave the US. That's assuming they even stayed past 100M under this proposal. And these numbers would need to be adjusted for real inflation as well, since there is going to be a lot of upper middle class soon enough with 100M with the hyperinflation we are going to get with all the new welfare programs the Democrats are going to enact.
So there would be a limit on how rich you can get in America: one billion dollars in assets. After that level, billionaires stop hogging everything and let others have a chance too.
Nope. After they acquire a billion, they leave the US. That's assuming they even stayed past 100M under this proposal. And these numbers would need to be adjusted for real inflation as well, since there is going to be a lot of upper middle class soon enough with 100M with the hyperinflation we are going to get with all the new welfare programs the Democrats are going to enact.
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mell
2021 Feb 6, 8:34am
Booger says
Not that easy. Many have multi million dollar mansions across the US and after all it's their homeland, family etc. Until the US turns into a 2nd world shithole they will likely live in the US at least partly. Plus taxes follow you even as an expat, you'd have to give up your citizenship. It's easier for corporations to move abroad than for
individuals. But yes, capital flight always needs to be taken into account.
Patrick saysSo there would be a limit on how rich you can get in America: one billion dollars in assets. After that level, billionaires stop hogging everything and let others have a chance too.
Nope. After they acquire a billion, they leave the US. That's assuming they even stayed past 100M under this proposal. And these numbers would need to be adjusted for real inflation as well, since there is going to be a lot of upper middle class soon enough with 100M with the hyperinflation we are going to get with all the new welfare programs the Democrats are going to enact.
Not that easy. Many have multi million dollar mansions across the US and after all it's their homeland, family etc. Until the US turns into a 2nd world shithole they will likely live in the US at least partly. Plus taxes follow you even as an expat, you'd have to give up your citizenship. It's easier for corporations to move abroad than for
individuals. But yes, capital flight always needs to be taken into account.
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Patrick
2021 Feb 6, 10:38am
Patrick
2021 Feb 6, 10:38am
PeopleUnited says
@PeopleUnited
I read the whole bible about 20 years ago, and I distinctly remember prohibitions on touching children too much, somewhere in Leviticus, I think.
So it's in there. Also a line on men not wearing women's clothing and vice versa, if I remember right.
richwicks saysTell me - where is pedophilia condemned in the bible
See commandments 7 and 10.
@PeopleUnited
I read the whole bible about 20 years ago, and I distinctly remember prohibitions on touching children too much, somewhere in Leviticus, I think.
So it's in there. Also a line on men not wearing women's clothing and vice versa, if I remember right.
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PeopleUnited
2021 Feb 6, 1:46pm
PeopleUnited
2021 Feb 6, 1:46pm
For sure there is reference to men dressing like men, and not women.
“The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the Lord thy God.”
Deuteronomy 22:5 KJV
https://www.bible.com/1/deu.22.5.kjv
Others that condemn pedos would include: “But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with them. For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.”
Ephesians 5:3-12 KJV
https://www.bible.com/1/eph.5.3-12.kjv
And
“And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.”
Mark 9:42 KJV
https://www.bible.com/1/mrk.9.42.kjv
“The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the Lord thy God.”
Deuteronomy 22:5 KJV
https://www.bible.com/1/deu.22.5.kjv
Others that condemn pedos would include: “But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints; Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience. Be not ye therefore partakers with them. For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) Proving what is acceptable unto the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them. For it is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret.”
Ephesians 5:3-12 KJV
https://www.bible.com/1/eph.5.3-12.kjv
And
“And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.”
Mark 9:42 KJV
https://www.bible.com/1/mrk.9.42.kjv
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Bd6r
2021 Feb 6, 2:05pm
Bd6r
2021 Feb 6, 2:05pm
My issue with Christian religion is that its adepts killed off half of my ancestors a while ago in Northern Crusades because they were pagans. One branch of my ancestors were basically wiped off the face of Earth. So, it seems that just like socialism, which is good on paper, religion is also mostly good on paper.
Non parum animus noster
Non parum animus noster
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FortwayeAsFuckJoeBiden
2021 Feb 6, 7:11pm
Rb6d says
I think it’s like anything else, let ruling class have no consequences and they go around murdering people. Religion or not, people in charge call the shots. Establishment is cancelling Americans now, next step is throwing people in prison.
My issue with Christian religion is that its adepts killed off half of my ancestors a while ago in Northern Crusades because they were pagans. One branch of my ancestors were basically wiped off the face of Earth. So, it seems that just like socialism, which is good on paper, religion is also mostly good on paper.
Non parum animus noster
I think it’s like anything else, let ruling class have no consequences and they go around murdering people. Religion or not, people in charge call the shots. Establishment is cancelling Americans now, next step is throwing people in prison.
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PeopleUnited
2021 Feb 6, 8:42pm
PeopleUnited
2021 Feb 6, 8:42pm
Rb6d says
I can never be a Trump supporter because some people claiming to be Trump supporters/wearing Trump swag passed through barricades and into the Capitol building, causing he certification process to be delayed. There were no anarchists or posers there either, they were all legitimate Trumpers. Therefore all people who support Trump, or question election integrity are violent insurrectionists.
Do you see how silly that sounds?
By that rationale, a Native American could say that all Europeans are evil because some of them slaughtered Native Americans. And therefore the descendants of Europeans are evil for the next 1000 years right?
I’m sorry some conquering army committed crimes of brutality against some of your ancestors. That being said the conquest though it may have had the “blessing” of religious people was not in the spirit of the founder of Christianity. Jesus did not send his followers out to conquer lands and kill unbelievers. Jesus would condemn this in no uncertain terms.
“Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.”
John 18:36 KJV
https://www.bible.com/1/jhn.18.36.kjv
A Christian can be identified by their actions. The conquest of another country or tribe has nothing to do with Christianity, even if you want to believe the lie and hold Christians accountable for what “Christians” have done.
My issue with Christian religion is that its adepts killed off half of my ancestors a while ago in Northern Crusades because they were pagans. One branch of my ancestors were basically wiped off the face of Earth. So, it seems that just like socialism, which is good on paper, religion is also mostly good on paper.
Non parum animus noster
I can never be a Trump supporter because some people claiming to be Trump supporters/wearing Trump swag passed through barricades and into the Capitol building, causing he certification process to be delayed. There were no anarchists or posers there either, they were all legitimate Trumpers. Therefore all people who support Trump, or question election integrity are violent insurrectionists.
Do you see how silly that sounds?
By that rationale, a Native American could say that all Europeans are evil because some of them slaughtered Native Americans. And therefore the descendants of Europeans are evil for the next 1000 years right?
I’m sorry some conquering army committed crimes of brutality against some of your ancestors. That being said the conquest though it may have had the “blessing” of religious people was not in the spirit of the founder of Christianity. Jesus did not send his followers out to conquer lands and kill unbelievers. Jesus would condemn this in no uncertain terms.
“Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.”
John 18:36 KJV
https://www.bible.com/1/jhn.18.36.kjv
A Christian can be identified by their actions. The conquest of another country or tribe has nothing to do with Christianity, even if you want to believe the lie and hold Christians accountable for what “Christians” have done.
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Bd6r
2021 Feb 6, 9:14pm
Bd6r
2021 Feb 6, 9:14pm
PeopleUnited says
I get your idea, but thats kinda similar to "this is not real socialism" logic.
Also, no Trump supporters have harmed me or my relatives in any way.
A Christian can be identified by their actions. The conquest of another country or tribe has nothing to do with Christianity, even if you want to believe the lie and hold Christians accountable for what “Christians” have done.
I get your idea, but thats kinda similar to "this is not real socialism" logic.
Also, no Trump supporters have harmed me or my relatives in any way.
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richwicks
2021 Feb 6, 9:49pm
richwicks
2021 Feb 6, 9:49pm
PeopleUnited says
The guy in a Viking horned helmet with facepaint has refused to eat non organic food. Do you really think he was a Trump supporter? I don't. Do you seriously think this person is an ardent Trump supporter? He was one of the people that broke into the capital.
PeopleUnited says
No True Scottsman...
Ideology is the disease. I used to think religion could make good man evil, but that's not true. It's adherence to ideology, and I think, possibly, truly good men don't adhere to ideology but rather principles.
If there is a true religion, I don't think we can know what it is but we must adhere to principles. With no principles, our society disintegrates. This is the hypothesis of evolutionary psychology. I currently think this is correct but given more information I may conclude it is incorrect.
Our government operates with no principles currently. Justice must be blind, and it must be equally applied. If that is not done, it invites criminal behavior.
I can never be a Trump supporter because some people claiming to be Trump supporters/wearing Trump swag passed through barricades and into the Capitol building, causing he certification process to be delayed. There were no anarchists or posers there either, they were all legitimate Trumpers. Therefore all people who support Trump, or question election integrity are violent insurrectionists.
The guy in a Viking horned helmet with facepaint has refused to eat non organic food. Do you really think he was a Trump supporter? I don't. Do you seriously think this person is an ardent Trump supporter? He was one of the people that broke into the capital.
PeopleUnited says
I’m sorry some conquering army committed crimes of brutality against some of your ancestors. That being said the conquest though it may have had the “blessing” of religious people was not in the spirit of the founder of Christianity. Jesus did not send his followers out to conquer lands and kill unbelievers. Jesus would condemn this in no uncertain terms.
No True Scottsman...
Ideology is the disease. I used to think religion could make good man evil, but that's not true. It's adherence to ideology, and I think, possibly, truly good men don't adhere to ideology but rather principles.
If there is a true religion, I don't think we can know what it is but we must adhere to principles. With no principles, our society disintegrates. This is the hypothesis of evolutionary psychology. I currently think this is correct but given more information I may conclude it is incorrect.
Our government operates with no principles currently. Justice must be blind, and it must be equally applied. If that is not done, it invites criminal behavior.
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PeopleUnited
2021 Feb 7, 5:56am
PeopleUnited
2021 Feb 7, 5:56am
richwicks says
No, I don’t. He clearly is not a Trump conservative.
Neither are crusaders servants of Christ.
Do you really think he was a Trump supporter? I don't. Do you seriously think this person is an ardent Trump supporter? He was one of the people that broke into the capital.
No, I don’t. He clearly is not a Trump conservative.
Neither are crusaders servants of Christ.
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PeopleUnited
2021 Feb 7, 6:03am
PeopleUnited
2021 Feb 7, 6:03am
richwicks says
Sound like semantics.
The term “ideology” has been envoked by leftists and others seeking to redefine their enemies as evil. When the new world order is established and the great leader comes on the scene, he no doubt will condemn “ideology” that does not support his regime. In fact ideology is a term to discredit the principles that your enemies live by.
Ideology is the disease. I used to think religion could make good man evil, but that's not true. It's adherence to ideology, and I think, possibly, truly good men don't adhere to ideology but rather principles.
Sound like semantics.
The term “ideology” has been envoked by leftists and others seeking to redefine their enemies as evil. When the new world order is established and the great leader comes on the scene, he no doubt will condemn “ideology” that does not support his regime. In fact ideology is a term to discredit the principles that your enemies live by.
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mell
2021 Feb 7, 8:37am
PeopleUnited says
But you have to defend yourself from attackers / invaders. If you're proposing no Christian should ever raise a hand or weapon in self defense you're playing into those people's hands who want to abolish Christianity from the earth and install leftoid dystopias. Christians as all other religions used to defend themselves and even conquer as a result throughout history. There's nothing wrong with it. If you want to take the pain and fall for somebody by offering your other cheek to actually save them, fine, but letting everyone you love die or being pushed into a worse situation is not Christian. Keep in mind that translations also changed over centuries. I have no problems with a Christian army. Christianity with all of its faults and trials and tribulations and its dark ages overall has done much more good for humanity then most if not all other religions and atheists.
A Christian can be identified by their actions. The conquest of another country or tribe has nothing to do with Christianity, even if you want to believe the lie and hold Christians accountable for what “Christians” have done.
But you have to defend yourself from attackers / invaders. If you're proposing no Christian should ever raise a hand or weapon in self defense you're playing into those people's hands who want to abolish Christianity from the earth and install leftoid dystopias. Christians as all other religions used to defend themselves and even conquer as a result throughout history. There's nothing wrong with it. If you want to take the pain and fall for somebody by offering your other cheek to actually save them, fine, but letting everyone you love die or being pushed into a worse situation is not Christian. Keep in mind that translations also changed over centuries. I have no problems with a Christian army. Christianity with all of its faults and trials and tribulations and its dark ages overall has done much more good for humanity then most if not all other religions and atheists.
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richwicks
2021 Feb 7, 4:01pm
richwicks
2021 Feb 7, 4:01pm
PeopleUnited says
No, it's taking an idea to an extreme - that's an ideology. Take any concept that seems on the surface to be "good" - for example "I will not kill". Sounds good right? Well, I could refuse to kill animals, that's OK - just means I don't eat meat. Well, maybe I shouldn't kill plants, that's alright, I can still harvest portions of plants (the Jain religion has this restriction). Well, maybe I shouldn't kill bacteria. Maybe I have to prevent YOU from killing plants and animals so I have to use force to stop you.
Christians in the past have imposed their moral viewpoint on other people by force before.
In fact ideology is a term to discredit the principles that your enemies live by.
No, it's taking an idea to an extreme - that's an ideology. Take any concept that seems on the surface to be "good" - for example "I will not kill". Sounds good right? Well, I could refuse to kill animals, that's OK - just means I don't eat meat. Well, maybe I shouldn't kill plants, that's alright, I can still harvest portions of plants (the Jain religion has this restriction). Well, maybe I shouldn't kill bacteria. Maybe I have to prevent YOU from killing plants and animals so I have to use force to stop you.
Christians in the past have imposed their moral viewpoint on other people by force before.
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PeopleUnited
2021 Feb 7, 9:01pm
PeopleUnited
2021 Feb 7, 9:01pm
richwicks says
Christian hating Globalists in the present day are imposing their moral viewpoints on Americans by force.
Christians in the past have imposed their moral viewpoint on other people by force before.
Christian hating Globalists in the present day are imposing their moral viewpoints on Americans by force.
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Patrick
2021 Feb 7, 11:02pm
Patrick
2021 Feb 7, 11:02pm
PeopleUnited says
We certainly have no vote on the issue.
We have no democracy at all anymore.
The election was clearly fraudulent in the swing states, and deliberately in those states. Not in California, for example, because there was no point.
Biden is a criminal, not the legitimate president.
When a million people tried to protest in DC, they were goaded into, and even invited into the capitol exactly so that they could be fraudulently accused of "insurrection".
And now people protesting the fraudulent vote are being classified as terrorists and hunted by the FBI.
Holy Fuck.
Christian hating Globalists in the present day are imposing their moral viewpoints on Americans by force.
We certainly have no vote on the issue.
We have no democracy at all anymore.
The election was clearly fraudulent in the swing states, and deliberately in those states. Not in California, for example, because there was no point.
Biden is a criminal, not the legitimate president.
When a million people tried to protest in DC, they were goaded into, and even invited into the capitol exactly so that they could be fraudulently accused of "insurrection".
And now people protesting the fraudulent vote are being classified as terrorists and hunted by the FBI.
Holy Fuck.
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richwicks
2021 Feb 8, 12:17am
richwicks
2021 Feb 8, 12:17am
PeopleUnited says
Do you understand why the US goes to war? To take over the governments and regions. The reason they threaten Russian and repeatedly frame Putin for crimes is because they are trying to take over that government and region. Governments that have ALREADY been taken over, and suck, introduce horrific policies intentionally JUST to get the population to fight one another.
That's why we have all this crap about drag queen story hour, transgendered children, transgendered bathrooms, etc. This is just to keep conflict within a population ongoing.
You know who your friends REALLY are? They're the people of Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, etc that just want the US to get the fuck out of their country but this is naturally prevented because MOST of the time, they aren't Christian, they are Muslims.
richwicks saysChristians in the past have imposed their moral viewpoint on other people by force before.
Christian hating Globalists in the present day are imposing their moral viewpoints on Americans by force.
Do you understand why the US goes to war? To take over the governments and regions. The reason they threaten Russian and repeatedly frame Putin for crimes is because they are trying to take over that government and region. Governments that have ALREADY been taken over, and suck, introduce horrific policies intentionally JUST to get the population to fight one another.
That's why we have all this crap about drag queen story hour, transgendered children, transgendered bathrooms, etc. This is just to keep conflict within a population ongoing.
You know who your friends REALLY are? They're the people of Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, etc that just want the US to get the fuck out of their country but this is naturally prevented because MOST of the time, they aren't Christian, they are Muslims.
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MisdemeanorRebel
2021 Feb 8, 12:37am
MisdemeanorRebel
2021 Feb 8, 12:37am
Every society has the right to defend itself.
The problem with Christian Liberals (in the broad sense), is they were so intimidated by the thought of having to decide between conflicting principles, they did nothing, which had they effect of giving the keys to Postmarxist Wokists, who took over Culture. And politics is downstream from culture.
The same 60s Radicals who demanded Free Speech now demand total compliance with their Religion of No Name, or you'll be unpersoned. And they brought a huge chunk of Yuppiespawn with them to enforce their rules.
Moderate Liberals (again, broad sense of the term) made a choice to balk in the 60s and 70s and not to totally crush Postmarxist Insurgents due to conflict with Liberal Principles, and now are paying the price.
We've gone long past "problematic" figures being removed from history, to the total scapegoating of the greatest, most humane civilization in History, Western Civ.
The problem with Christian Liberals (in the broad sense), is they were so intimidated by the thought of having to decide between conflicting principles, they did nothing, which had they effect of giving the keys to Postmarxist Wokists, who took over Culture. And politics is downstream from culture.
The same 60s Radicals who demanded Free Speech now demand total compliance with their Religion of No Name, or you'll be unpersoned. And they brought a huge chunk of Yuppiespawn with them to enforce their rules.
Moderate Liberals (again, broad sense of the term) made a choice to balk in the 60s and 70s and not to totally crush Postmarxist Insurgents due to conflict with Liberal Principles, and now are paying the price.
We've gone long past "problematic" figures being removed from history, to the total scapegoating of the greatest, most humane civilization in History, Western Civ.
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MisdemeanorRebel
2021 Feb 8, 12:44am
MisdemeanorRebel
2021 Feb 8, 12:44am
mell says
Brilliant.
Matthew 24:9-11
Matthew 10:34-36
John 15:18
But you have to defend yourself from attackers / invaders. If you're proposing no Christian should ever raise a hand or weapon in self defense you're playing into those people's hands who want to abolish Christianity from the earth and install leftoid dystopias. Christians as all other religions used to defend themselves and even conquer as a result throughout history. There's nothing wrong with it. If you want to take the pain and fall for somebody by offering your other cheek to actually save them, fine, but letting everyone you love die or being pushed into a worse situation is not Christian. Keep in mind that translations also changed over centuries. I have no problems with a Christian army. Christianity with all of its faults and trials and tribulations and its dark ages overall has done much more good for humanity then most if not all other religions and atheists.
Brilliant.
Matthew 24:9-11
Matthew 10:34-36
John 15:18
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PeopleUnited
2021 Feb 8, 3:34pm
PeopleUnited
2021 Feb 8, 3:34pm
richwicks says
My friends are the Patrick Henry’s, the Martin Luther’s, the men and women who stood for truth and liberty even risking their lives, careers and safety to do so. Those are my friends. Who are yours?
You know who your friends REALLY are?
My friends are the Patrick Henry’s, the Martin Luther’s, the men and women who stood for truth and liberty even risking their lives, careers and safety to do so. Those are my friends. Who are yours?
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Sure, there are fawning fellating articles that go on and on about how generous billionaires are when funding programs that divide us further so we can't unify against them, but nowhere ever in the press will you find an article which flat-out states the truth that the billionaires are the problem, and in no way the solution.
This is why the news is nothing but deliberate divisiveness. It would be fun to catch the billionaires pulling the strings of the media, telling the nominal "editors" that divisive stories get top billing every night. Their slimy trail can't be that well hidden because it's all day every day in all the mainstream media.
And Americans in particular do not want to hear the nasty fact that wealth at that level is in no way a good thing for the country or for 99.9998% of its residents (literally). The American national religion worships billionaires as examples of what we should all want to be. Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous. Fuck the little people. "Taxes are for the little people." The US tax system is nuts. Why are capital gains taxed at a lower rate than income from actual work?
Who wants to hear about the lifestyles of the two hundred million people between the coasts impoverished by Bezos, who has pretty much wiped out US retail and US manufacturing by selling us all cheap shit from China? Or about how the 5 billionaires of the Walton family killed Main Street with Walmart, also selling cheap shit from China? Or about how Bill Gates set the computer industry back decades by selectively murdering the competition by giving away their products until they died? Or how Larry and Sergei at Google and Mark at Facebook wiped out all real journalism by wiping out the ads that supported it, and now manipulate our elections, spy on us, and sell that data to the highest bidder, or to the government. Those stories are not as much fun as hagiographies. They do not get printed.
Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Warren Buffett collectively have more wealth than the bottom 160 million Americans.
Three people.
Three.
They are all Democrats.
Behind every billionaire is a long trail of bodies, ruined small businesses, ruined lives, and extreme political corruption. It was not "hard work". Nobody ever did enough work to earn a billion dollars themselves.
It would be so fucking justified to limit maximum wealth per person to one billion dollars, and the economy would surge as smaller competitors would finally have a chance. All of us would be far better off, except for the 800 US billionaires.
And don't bother calling me a communist. I'm all for getting rich, rich enough to retire nicely, but a billion? "Behind every great fortune is an equally great crime."
Billionaires made an extra $600 billion or so from the pandemic by wiping out small businesses.
Here's my tax plan:
0% wealth tax on wealth less than $100M.
10% wealth tax annually on wealth between $100M and $200M
20% wealth tax annually on wealth between $200M and $300M
....
100% wealth tax annually on wealth over $1B
This tax plan would affect only the 5,000 Americans with assets of more than $100M.
So there would be a limit on how rich you can get in America: one billion dollars in assets. After that level, billionaires stop hogging everything and let others have a chance too. Does anyone really need more than a billion? Why? Certainly nobody ever earned that much money through their own efforts. At that level, it's all monopolies preventing the free market from working. If you like free markets, you can't like billionaires. They are opposites.
The biggest bonus: if we keep the limit at one billion dollars, the rich will have a huge incentive to keep inflation at zero. So the saving of the rest of us would be preserved against confiscation by the Fed's printing press.