Poll of the Day > Should billionaires exist?

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Blighboy 11/11/19 10:13:56 PM #1:	Yes/No - Results (21 votes) Yes 47.62% (10 votes) 10 No 52.38% (11 votes) 11 Go --- I have no idea whether or not he's a racist, but apparently there are recordings of him using racial slurs so it's a distinct possibility. <cite>Blighboy posted [p:930005443] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote> Yes/No - Results (21 votes) Yes 47.62% (10 votes) 10 No 52.38% (11 votes) 11 Go</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Caroniver 11/11/19 10:14:35 PM #2:	Having a billion dollars means you could spend 10 million dollars a day and live off of interest for like 70+ years. --- Mixer of Mega Dash Juices, slayer of giant monsters. The elevation increases as the bullet is fired <cite>Caroniver posted [p:930005471] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>Having a billion dollars means you could spend 10 million dollars a day and live off of interest for like 70+ years.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mead 11/11/19 10:19:44 PM #3:	My first reaction is to say no, but if not for billionaires we really wouldnt have a lot of the space faring technology thats being funded and researched right now So its kind of complicated --- More malicious than mischievous <cite>Mead posted [p:930005690] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>My first reaction is to say no, but if not for billionaires we really wouldnt have a lot of the space faring technology thats being funded and researched right now So its kind of complicated</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hypnox 11/11/19 10:25:29 PM #4:	Fun fact. If you made 2k an hour for a normal 40 hour work week and saved every bit and had no taxes, and started when baby jesus was born(for those of you that believe that) you would have about 8.3 bil and STILL have many richer than you. --- http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0ajm6lGqf1qekkfi.gif <cite>hypnox posted [p:930005974] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>Fun fact. If you made 2k an hour for a normal 40 hour work week and saved every bit and had no taxes, and started when baby jesus was born(for those of you that believe that) you would have about 8.3 bil and STILL have many richer than you.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
OniRonin 11/11/19 10:26:53 PM #5:	illionaire are like assholes. everybody has one and they all stink --- http://boomeressentials.com/.well-known/ https://essentialboomer.guide/robots.txt #NotAllGamers #YesAllLandlords <cite>OniRonin posted [p:930006044] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>illionaire are like assholes. everybody has one and they all stink </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BeerOnTap 11/11/19 10:47:44 PM #6:	More important question: how is it any of your f***g business how much money someone else has? Billionaires generated their wealth by creating industry, companies, jobs, and opportunities for (usually) thousands, if not millions, of other people. And people dont realize that these billions exist in stocks, companies, and other assets. Its not like they have a huge Scrooge McDuck pool of money that they swim around in. And they did so through consensual transactions. If you dont like Jeff Bezos, you can terminate your relationship with him. Cancel your Prime membership or your Washington Post subscription. Meanwhile, all of this (https://www.usdebtclock.org/) money that government has squandered was taken by force. Give us your money or well throw you into a cage. Try terminating your relationship with them and see how well that goes. To all the folks here who look so fondly at government intervention, socialism, and kleptocracy, I think you should take a moment and explain to everyone precisely why and how a government who is over 22 trillion in debt should be empowered to steal large swaths of money from individuals who create enormous amounts of prosperity with their money. Looking upon someone elses wealth covetously with the idea that they dont deserve it, or with the assumption they just had to have earned it through illegitimate channels, is unhealthy, un-American, and makes you a bad person. <cite>BeerOnTap posted [p:930006967] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>More important question: how is it any of your f***g business how much money someone else has? Billionaires generated their wealth by creating industry, companies, jobs, and opportunities for (usually) thousands, if not millions, of other people. And people dont realize that these billions exist in stocks, companies, and other assets. Its not like they have a huge Scrooge McDuck pool of money that they swim around in. And they did so through consensual transactions. If you dont like Jeff Bezos, you can terminate your relationship with him. Cancel your Prime membership or your Washington Post subscription. Meanwhile, all of this (https://www.usdebtclock.org/) money that government has squandered was taken by force. Give us your money or well throw you into a cage. Try terminating your relationship with them and see how well that goes. To all the folks here who look so fondly at government intervention, socialism, and kleptocracy, I think you should take a moment and explain to everyone precisely why and how a government who is over 22 trillion in debt should be empowered to steal large swaths of money from individuals who create enormous amounts of prosperity with their money. Looking upon someone elses wealth covetously with the idea that they dont deserve it, or with the assumption they just had to have earned it through illegitimate channels, is unhealthy, un-American, and makes you a bad person.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SunWuKung420 11/11/19 10:51:19 PM #7:	No. The accumulation of wealth is a blight on society. --- Align your chakras, it starts with your breathing. http://www.arfalpha.com/ScienceOfBreath/ScienceOfBreath.htm <cite>SunWuKung420 posted [p:930007125] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>No. The accumulation of wealth is a blight on society. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mead 11/11/19 10:56:56 PM #8:	BeerOnTap posted... Billionaires generated their wealth by creating industry, companies, jobs, and opportunities for (usually) thousands, if not millions, of other people. Thats the rare exception. Most billionaires generate their fortunes through hedge funds, capital gains, and real estate. --- More malicious than mischievous <cite>Mead posted [p:930007404] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>BeerOnTap posted...</cite> <quote>Billionaires generated their wealth by creating industry, companies, jobs, and opportunities for (usually) thousands, if not millions, of other people. </quote> Thats the rare exception. Most billionaires generate their fortunes through hedge funds, capital gains, and real estate.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KaptainKiro 11/11/19 10:57:12 PM #9:	Why shouldn't they? <cite>KaptainKiro posted [p:930007419] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>Why shouldn't they?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Shadowbird_RH 11/11/19 10:57:23 PM #10:	They should have the freedom to exist, but ideally, should also have the charity to not retain so much excess wealth. --- Fail, and we all face a tyrannical age of pizza the likes of which sentient life has never known. - Sun'barac, Xenoblade Chronicles X <cite>Shadowbird_RH posted [p:930007425] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>They should have the freedom to exist, but ideally, should also have the charity to not retain so much excess wealth.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zeus 11/11/19 11:00:03 PM #11:	This topic is really asking, "Should private enterprise exist?", because as long as you have private enterprise, you're going to eventually wind up with billionaires. And nobody should be surprised that Bligh wants state-run everything. Caroniver posted... Having a billion dollars means you could spend 10 million dollars a day and live off of interest for like 70+ years. The problem with that assessment is that most of the richest men have those billions in net worth rather than cash. Jeff Bezos is he richest man in the world with an estimated $111b net worth. The value of his shares in Amazon? $108b. Even if he tried to liquidate his holdings, first that would tank share prices and second there'd be potential implications for the company. And he paid $250m for WaPo, where some of his other money is tied up, among other places. BeerOnTap posted... And people dont realize that these billions exist in stocks, companies, and other assets. Its not like they have a huge Scrooge McDuck pool of money that they swim around in. And they did so through consensual transactions. If you dont like Jeff Bezos, you can terminate your relationship with him. Cancel your Prime membership or your Washington Post subscription. Well, basically this. --- (\/)(\/)\|-\| There are precious few at ease / With moral ambiguities / So we act as though they don't exist. <cite>Zeus posted [p:930007553] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>This topic is really asking, "Should private enterprise exist?", because as long as you have private enterprise, you're going to eventually wind up with billionaires. And nobody should be surprised that Bligh wants state-run everything. Caroniver posted...</cite> <quote>Having a billion dollars means you could spend 10 million dollars a day and live off of interest for like 70+ years.</quote> The problem with that assessment is that most of the richest men have those billions in net worth rather than cash. Jeff Bezos is he richest man in the world with an estimated $111b net worth. The value of his shares in Amazon? $108b. Even if he tried to liquidate his holdings, first that would tank share prices and second there'd be potential implications for the company. And he paid $250m for WaPo, where some of his other money is tied up, among other places. BeerOnTap posted...</cite> <quote>And people dont realize that these billions exist in stocks, companies, and other assets. Its not like they have a huge Scrooge McDuck pool of money that they swim around in. And they did so through consensual transactions. If you dont like Jeff Bezos, you can terminate your relationship with him. Cancel your Prime membership or your Washington Post subscription. </quote> Well, basically this.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CaptainStrong 11/11/19 11:04:04 PM #12:	Fuck no. A billion dollars is insane. No one needs that much money. Rather than rich assholes hoarding it, it should be taxed and put towards shit that benefits normal people like healthcare, education, and infrastructure. You could end homelessness with that money. Also I love how people who aren't a billionaire and never will be a billionaire (or even a millionaire) defend them. You're defending your enemy. You're defending people why buy the government to fuck you in the ass. <cite>CaptainStrong posted [p:930007737] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>Fuck no. A billion dollars is insane. No one needs that much money. Rather than rich assholes hoarding it, it should be taxed and put towards shit that benefits normal people like healthcare, education, and infrastructure. You could end homelessness with that money. Also I love how people who aren't a billionaire and never will be a billionaire (or even a millionaire) defend them. You're defending your enemy. You're defending people why buy the government to fuck you in the ass.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KaptainKiro 11/11/19 11:06:30 PM #13:	CaptainStrong posted... Also I love how people who aren't a billionaire and never will be a billionaire (or even a millionaire) defend them. Using "you aren't [x] so why are you defending [x]?" is dogshit logic for obvious reasons. <cite>KaptainKiro posted [p:930007850] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>CaptainStrong posted...</cite> <quote>Also I love how people who aren't a billionaire and never will be a billionaire (or even a millionaire) defend them.</quote> Using "you aren't [x] so why are you defending [x]?" is dogshit logic for obvious reasons.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CaptainStrong 11/11/19 11:09:54 PM #14:	KaptainKiro posted... CaptainStrong posted... Also I love how people who aren't a billionaire and never will be a billionaire (or even a millionaire) defend them. Using "you aren't [x] so why are you defending [x]?" is dogshit logic for obvious reasons. What harm is gonna come from taxing these rich motherfuckers? <cite>CaptainStrong posted [p:930008006] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>KaptainKiro posted...</cite> <quote>CaptainStrong posted...</cite> <quote>Also I love how people who aren't a billionaire and never will be a billionaire (or even a millionaire) defend them.</quote> Using "you aren't [x] so why are you defending [x]?" is dogshit logic for obvious reasons.</quote> What harm is gonna come from taxing these rich motherfuckers?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Locke90 11/11/19 11:10:21 PM #15:	BeerOnTap posted... More important question: how is it any of your f***g business how much money someone else has? Billionaires generated their wealth by creating industry, companies, jobs, and opportunities for (usually) thousands, if not millions, of other people. And people dont realize that these billions exist in stocks, companies, and other assets. Its not like they have a huge Scrooge McDuck pool of money that they swim around in. And they did so through consensual transactions. If you dont like Jeff Bezos, you can terminate your relationship with him. Cancel your Prime membership or your Washington Post subscription. Meanwhile, all of this (https://www.usdebtclock.org/) money that government has squandered was taken by force. Give us your money or well throw you into a cage. Try terminating your relationship with them and see how well that goes. To all the folks here who look so fondly at government intervention, socialism, and kleptocracy, I think you should take a moment and explain to everyone precisely why and how a government who is over 22 trillion in debt should be empowered to steal large swaths of money from individuals who create enormous amounts of prosperity with their money. Looking upon someone elses wealth covetously with the idea that they dont deserve it, or with the assumption they just had to have earned it through illegitimate channels, is unhealthy, un-American, and makes you a bad person. self made yes but when you have the children of billionaires flashing mummy/daddies money around like they earned it like their parents did thats where I draw the line. --- Friend code 3222-6836-6888 <cite>Locke90 posted [p:930008033] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>BeerOnTap posted...</cite> <quote>More important question: how is it any of your f***g business how much money someone else has? Billionaires generated their wealth by creating industry, companies, jobs, and opportunities for (usually) thousands, if not millions, of other people. And people dont realize that these billions exist in stocks, companies, and other assets. Its not like they have a huge Scrooge McDuck pool of money that they swim around in. And they did so through consensual transactions. If you dont like Jeff Bezos, you can terminate your relationship with him. Cancel your Prime membership or your Washington Post subscription. Meanwhile, all of this (https://www.usdebtclock.org/) money that government has squandered was taken by force. Give us your money or well throw you into a cage. Try terminating your relationship with them and see how well that goes. To all the folks here who look so fondly at government intervention, socialism, and kleptocracy, I think you should take a moment and explain to everyone precisely why and how a government who is over 22 trillion in debt should be empowered to steal large swaths of money from individuals who create enormous amounts of prosperity with their money. Looking upon someone elses wealth covetously with the idea that they dont deserve it, or with the assumption they just had to have earned it through illegitimate channels, is unhealthy, un-American, and makes you a bad person.</quote> self made yes but when you have the children of billionaires flashing mummy/daddies money around like they earned it like their parents did thats where I draw the line.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KaptainKiro 11/11/19 11:27:37 PM #16:	CaptainStrong posted... What harm is gonna come from taxing these rich motherfuckers? They won't let you. Their assets will be far out of reach before you get anywhere close to them. Also, people having their stuff stolen is harmful to them. Just because you are jealous and they have spare resources doesn't mean it's not harmful. You didn't address my point though. Not being a member of a group doesn't mean it's stupid to defend members of said group. <cite>KaptainKiro posted [p:930008739] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>CaptainStrong posted...</cite> <quote>What harm is gonna come from taxing these rich motherfuckers?</quote> They won't let you. Their assets will be far out of reach before you get anywhere close to them. Also, people having their stuff stolen is harmful to them. Just because you are jealous and they have spare resources doesn't mean it's not harmful. You didn't address my point though. Not being a member of a group doesn't mean it's stupid to defend members of said group.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KaptainKiro 11/11/19 11:28:28 PM #17:	Locke90 posted... self made yes but when you have the children of billionaires flashing mummy/daddies money around like they earned it like their parents did thats where I draw the line. Yeah it's pretty fucking stupid that people can have good parents that leave them resources, we absolutely must put an end to that. <cite>KaptainKiro posted [p:930008767] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>Locke90 posted...</cite> <quote>self made yes but when you have the children of billionaires flashing mummy/daddies money around like they earned it like their parents did thats where I draw the line.</quote> Yeah it's pretty fucking stupid that people can have good parents that leave them resources, we absolutely must put an end to that.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CaptainStrong 11/11/19 11:31:46 PM #18:	KaptainKiro posted... CaptainStrong posted... What harm is gonna come from taxing these rich motherfuckers? They won't let you. Their assets will be far out of reach before you get anywhere close to them. Also, people having their stuff stolen is harmful to them. Just because you are jealous and they have spare resources doesn't mean it's not harmful. You didn't address my point though. Not being a member of a group doesn't mean it's stupid to defend members of said group. If they are your enemy and are fucking you over, yeah it absolutely is stupid to defend them. <cite>CaptainStrong posted [p:930008889] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>KaptainKiro posted...</cite> <quote>CaptainStrong posted...</cite> <quote>What harm is gonna come from taxing these rich motherfuckers?</quote> They won't let you. Their assets will be far out of reach before you get anywhere close to them. Also, people having their stuff stolen is harmful to them. Just because you are jealous and they have spare resources doesn't mean it's not harmful. You didn't address my point though. Not being a member of a group doesn't mean it's stupid to defend members of said group.</quote> If they are your enemy and are fucking you over, yeah it absolutely is stupid to defend them.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SusanGreenEyes 11/11/19 11:37:31 PM #19:	I'm wondering how many people who feel like they should be allowed to determine how much money other people should be allowed to accumulate are currently holding jobs. --- Been a murder, over in Riften. Some old lady who runs an orphanage. Those poor children must be heartbroken. <cite>SusanGreenEyes posted [p:930009109] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>I'm wondering how many people who feel like they should be allowed to determine how much money other people should be allowed to accumulate are currently holding jobs. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blaqthourne 11/12/19 12:21:26 AM #20:	https://www.forbes.com/sites/willyakowicz/2019/03/09/how-the-worlds-billionaires-got-so-rich/ "top 10 industries in which billionaires made their fortunes. Top 10 Industries for 2019: 1. Finance & Investments 306 billionaires 14% of the list 2. Fashion & Retail 230 billionaires 11% of the list 3. Real Estate 223 billionaires 10% of the list 4. Technology 214 billionaires 10% of the list 5. Manufacturing 188 billionaires 9% of the list 6. Diversified 188 billionaires 9% of the list 7. Food & Beverage 171 billionaires 8% of the list 8. Healthcare 135 billionaires 6% of the list 9. Energy 85 billionaires 4% of the list 10. Media & Entertainment 71 billionaires 3% of the list" --- Montreal Expos (1969-2004) http://www.backloggery.com/Blaqthourne Now playing: Fire Emblem (GBA) -- started 9/25/2019 <cite>Blaqthourne posted [p:930010954] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>https://www.forbes.com/sites/willyakowicz/2019/03/09/how-the-worlds-billionaires-got-so-rich/ "top 10 industries in which billionaires made their fortunes. Top 10 Industries for 2019: 1. Finance & Investments 306 billionaires 14% of the list 2. Fashion & Retail 230 billionaires 11% of the list 3. Real Estate 223 billionaires 10% of the list 4. Technology 214 billionaires 10% of the list 5. Manufacturing 188 billionaires 9% of the list 6. Diversified 188 billionaires 9% of the list 7. Food & Beverage 171 billionaires 8% of the list 8. Healthcare 135 billionaires 6% of the list 9. Energy 85 billionaires 4% of the list 10. Media & Entertainment 71 billionaires 3% of the list"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Krazy_Kirby 11/12/19 12:30:14 AM #21:	only idiots think socialisn/communism is a good idea --- Kill From The Shadows. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiot <cite>Krazy_Kirby posted [p:930011321] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>only idiots think socialisn/communism is a good idea</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RoboXgp89 11/12/19 12:52:02 AM #22:	Krazy_Kirby posted... only idiots think socialisn/communism is a good idea ok but then you have public school board people making like half a mil every year and then getting a 100k salary when they retire is THAT fair? if the most they want to pay us is 7.25, why should someone make 50x that? --- You haven't set a signature for the message boards yet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WErq2CBYTU <cite>RoboXgp89 posted [p:930012133] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>Krazy_Kirby posted...</cite> <quote>only idiots think socialisn/communism is a good idea</quote> ok but then you have public school board people making like half a mil every year and then getting a 100k salary when they retire is THAT fair? if the most they want to pay us is 7.25, why should someone make 50x that?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Krazy_Kirby 11/12/19 1:01:29 AM #23:	life isn't fair --- Kill From The Shadows. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiot <cite>Krazy_Kirby posted [p:930012446] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>life isn't fair</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Unbridled9 11/12/19 1:06:25 AM #24:	I'm a billionaire! Not in usd... but I have a billion dollars! --- I am the gentle hand who heals, the happy smile who shields, and the foot that will kick your ***! - White Mage <cite>Unbridled9 posted [p:930012587] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>I'm a billionaire! Not in usd... but I have a billion dollars!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lokarin 11/12/19 2:46:38 AM #25:	The problem with billionaires is they don't spend their money. Money is meant to be exchanged for goods and services - artificially withholding it in useless assets does no one any good. --- "Salt cures Everything!" My YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Nirakolov/videos <cite>Lokarin posted [p:930014977] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>The problem with billionaires is they don't spend their money. Money is meant to be exchanged for goods and services - artificially withholding it in useless assets does no one any good.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KaptainKiro 11/12/19 3:28:04 AM #26:	RoboXgp89 posted... if the most they want to pay us is 7.25 Are you implying most people aren't making more than that? CaptainStrong posted... If they are your enemy and are fucking you over, yeah it absolutely is stupid to defend them. They're not my enemy though. <cite>KaptainKiro posted [p:930015945] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>RoboXgp89 posted...</cite> <quote>if the most they want to pay us is 7.25</quote> Are you implying most people aren't making more than that? CaptainStrong posted...</cite> <quote>If they are your enemy and are fucking you over, yeah it absolutely is stupid to defend them.</quote> They're not my enemy though.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
zebatov 11/12/19 3:38:04 AM #27:	No. The amount of money one has should be capped. Anything made over that cap should go into a pool that people who make less than a certain amount have access to via a program. It should help alleviate stress on the government and afford certain people food and shelter. --- "Her name is fitting." <cite>zebatov posted [p:930016131] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>No. The amount of money one has should be capped. Anything made over that cap should go into a pool that people who make less than a certain amount have access to via a program. It should help alleviate stress on the government and afford certain people food and shelter.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CaptainStrong 11/12/19 3:38:48 AM #28:	KaptainKiro posted... RoboXgp89 posted... if the most they want to pay us is 7.25 Are you implying most people aren't making more than that? CaptainStrong posted... If they are your enemy and are fucking you over, yeah it absolutely is stupid to defend them. They're not my enemy though. They use their obscene wealth to pay the government to do things that benefit them and fuck you over. How are they not your enemy? <cite>CaptainStrong posted [p:930016147] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>KaptainKiro posted...</cite> <quote>RoboXgp89 posted...</cite> <quote>if the most they want to pay us is 7.25</quote> Are you implying most people aren't making more than that? CaptainStrong posted...</cite> <quote>If they are your enemy and are fucking you over, yeah it absolutely is stupid to defend them.</quote> They're not my enemy though.</quote> They use their obscene wealth to pay the government to do things that benefit them and fuck you over. How are they not your enemy?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KaptainKiro 11/12/19 3:39:09 AM #29:	zebatov posted... No. The amount of money one has should be capped. Lmao literally impossible <cite>KaptainKiro posted [p:930016153] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>zebatov posted...</cite> <quote>No. The amount of money one has should be capped. </quote> Lmao literally impossible</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mead 11/12/19 3:41:38 AM #30:	KaptainKiro posted... zebatov posted... No. The amount of money one has should be capped. Lmao literally impossible Thats literally how it used to be in the US There was a time that the tax rate after a million dollars was 100% --- More malicious than mischievous <cite>Mead posted [p:930016210] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>KaptainKiro posted...</cite> <quote>zebatov posted...</cite> <quote>No. The amount of money one has should be capped. </quote> Lmao literally impossible</quote> Thats literally how it used to be in the US There was a time that the tax rate after a million dollars was 100%</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
zebatov 11/12/19 3:45:42 AM #31:	Mead posted... KaptainKiro posted... zebatov posted... No. The amount of money one has should be capped. Lmao literally impossible Thats literally how it used to be in the US There was a time that the tax rate after a million dollars was 100% Way better system and would benefit the local economy. Can absolutely be done if lobbying wasnt a thing for the people with all that money. I read somewhere that the tax rate for everybody at one point was one percent and it worked really well. --- "Her name is fitting." <cite>zebatov posted [p:930016292] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>Mead posted...</cite> <quote>KaptainKiro posted...</cite> <quote>zebatov posted...</cite> <quote>No. The amount of money one has should be capped. </quote> Lmao literally impossible</quote> Thats literally how it used to be in the US There was a time that the tax rate after a million dollars was 100%</quote> Way better system and would benefit the local economy. Can absolutely be done if lobbying wasnt a thing for the people with all that money. I read somewhere that the tax rate for everybody at one point was one percent and it worked really well.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RoboXgp89 11/12/19 4:02:32 AM #32:	yeah 1776 when the allies freed luxumborg banks from nazi germany they realized they only had 1% interest rates and they leaved them be --- You haven't set a signature for the message boards yet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WErq2CBYTU <cite>RoboXgp89 posted [p:930016593] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>yeah 1776 when the allies freed luxumborg banks from nazi germany they realized they only had 1% interest rates and they leaved them be</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kyuubi4269 11/12/19 4:08:02 AM #33:	Billionaires in personal capital - no. Billionaires in net worth due to having a very successful business - yes. Nobody has any use for that kind of money, but if it's just sitting in a business being productive, I can't complain. --- Doctor Foxx posted... The demonizing of soy has a lot to do with xenophobic ideas. <cite>Kyuubi4269 posted [p:930016695] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>Billionaires in personal capital - no. Billionaires in net worth due to having a very successful business - yes. Nobody has any use for that kind of money, but if it's just sitting in a business being productive, I can't complain.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kyuubi4269 11/12/19 4:11:57 AM #34:	zebatov posted... Way better system and would benefit the local economy. Not at all. If you set a maximum income, people will just earn less. If you capped out at 95%, you'd still have people with such crazy earning potential that they're still substantially richer than their contemporaries so still have a reason to keep working harder. --- Doctor Foxx posted... The demonizing of soy has a lot to do with xenophobic ideas. <cite>Kyuubi4269 posted [p:930016750] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>zebatov posted...</cite> <quote>Way better system and would benefit the local economy. </quote> Not at all. If you set a maximum income, people will just earn less. If you capped out at 95%, you'd still have people with such crazy earning potential that they're still substantially richer than their contemporaries so still have a reason to keep working harder.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Blaqthourne 11/12/19 4:18:12 AM #35:	Mead posted... KaptainKiro posted... zebatov posted... No. The amount of money one has should be capped. Lmao literally impossible Thats literally how it used to be in the US There was a time that the tax rate after a million dollars was 100% What time was that? The highest rate I could find was 94% in 1944 & 1945. https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/posts/2019/01/TaxRatesClean/74bc73eea.png --- Montreal Expos (1969-2004) http://www.backloggery.com/Blaqthourne Now playing: Fire Emblem (GBA) -- started 9/25/2019 <cite>Blaqthourne posted [p:930016859] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>Mead posted...</cite> <quote>KaptainKiro posted...</cite> <quote>zebatov posted...</cite> <quote>No. The amount of money one has should be capped. </quote> Lmao literally impossible</quote> Thats literally how it used to be in the US There was a time that the tax rate after a million dollars was 100%</quote> What time was that? The highest rate I could find was 94% in 1944 & 1945. https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/posts/2019/01/TaxRatesClean/74bc73eea.png</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KaptainKiro 11/12/19 4:40:14 AM #36:	Blaqthourne posted... What time was that? The highest rate I could find was 94% in 1944 & 1945. It didn't happen and even the highest tax rates weren't ever actually paid. It's completely unenforceable without giving the government totalitarian control. It would be even more unenforceable today. <cite>KaptainKiro posted [p:930017231] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>Blaqthourne posted...</cite> <quote>What time was that? The highest rate I could find was 94% in 1944 & 1945.</quote> It didn't happen and even the highest tax rates weren't ever actually paid. It's completely unenforceable without giving the government totalitarian control. It would be even more unenforceable today.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
zebatov 11/12/19 4:43:37 AM #37:	Kyuubi4269 posted... zebatov posted... Way better system and would benefit the local economy. Not at all. If you set a maximum income, people will just earn less. If you capped out at 95%, you'd still have people with such crazy earning potential that they're still substantially richer than their contemporaries so still have a reason to keep working harder. Then you would have written (make the writing so) legislation which forces billionaires to not pay people less because they cant buy an extra island this year. Imagine defending the slave-driver whilst being whipped by him. --- "Her name is fitting." <cite>zebatov posted [p:930017280] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>Kyuubi4269 posted...</cite> <quote>zebatov posted...</cite> <quote>Way better system and would benefit the local economy. </quote> Not at all. If you set a maximum income, people will just earn less. If you capped out at 95%, you'd still have people with such crazy earning potential that they're still substantially richer than their contemporaries so still have a reason to keep working harder.</quote> Then you would have written (make the writing so) legislation which forces billionaires to not pay people less because they cant buy an extra island this year. Imagine defending the slave-driver whilst being whipped by him.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Krazy_Kirby 11/12/19 4:45:50 AM #38:	and then they move their money out of the country, move their companies out of the country, and move somewhere else. --- Kill From The Shadows. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiot <cite>Krazy_Kirby posted [p:930017324] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>and then they move their money out of the country, move their companies out of the country, and move somewhere else.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
zebatov 11/12/19 4:48:13 AM #39:	Krazy_Kirby posted... and then they move their money out of the country, move their companies out of the country, and move somewhere else. Imagine the PR of moving because you dont want to forfeit a few extra million to take care of the people who make it possible for you to be rich. --- "Her name is fitting." <cite>zebatov posted [p:930017365] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>Krazy_Kirby posted...</cite> <quote>and then they move their money out of the country, move their companies out of the country, and move somewhere else.</quote> Imagine the PR of moving because you dont want to forfeit a few extra million to take care of the people who make it possible for you to be rich.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KaptainKiro 11/12/19 4:54:39 AM #40:	zebatov posted... Imagine the PR of moving because you dont want to forfeit a few extra million to take care of the people who make it possible for you to be rich. Shouldn't there currently be negative PR for this very reason? <cite>KaptainKiro posted [p:930017477] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>zebatov posted...</cite> <quote>Imagine the PR of moving because you dont want to forfeit a few extra million to take care of the people who make it possible for you to be rich.</quote> Shouldn't there currently be negative PR for this very reason?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kyuubi4269 11/12/19 4:58:42 AM #41:	zebatov posted... Then you would have written (make the writing so) legislation which forces billionaires to not pay people less because they cant buy an extra island this year. You'll want to rewrite this as "not paying people less" is a good thing, and capping their earning potential means people will just run a small business in to the ground to make the earnings cap and make very little product rather than expanding globally to make enough profit to pay for an island should they wish it. --- Doctor Foxx posted... The demonizing of soy has a lot to do with xenophobic ideas. <cite>Kyuubi4269 posted [p:930017546] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>zebatov posted...</cite> <quote>Then you would have written (make the writing so) legislation which forces billionaires to not pay people less because they cant buy an extra island this year.</quote> You'll want to rewrite this as "not paying people less" is a good thing, and capping their earning potential means people will just run a small business in to the ground to make the earnings cap and make very little product rather than expanding globally to make enough profit to pay for an island should they wish it.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kyuubi4269 11/12/19 5:00:36 AM #42:	Krazy_Kirby posted... and then they move their money out of the country, move their companies out of the country, and move somewhere else. If all decent places to exist agree to a set tax rate and refuse to deal with countries that operate outside the taxation group, the companies can no longer operate globally and profitably. --- Doctor Foxx posted... The demonizing of soy has a lot to do with xenophobic ideas. <cite>Kyuubi4269 posted [p:930017584] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>Krazy_Kirby posted...</cite> <quote>and then they move their money out of the country, move their companies out of the country, and move somewhere else.</quote> If all decent places to exist agree to a set tax rate and refuse to deal with countries that operate outside the taxation group, the companies can no longer operate globally and profitably.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
KaptainKiro 11/12/19 5:03:07 AM #43:	Kyuubi4269 posted... If all decent places to exist agree to a set tax rate and refuse to deal with countries that operate outside the taxation group, the companies can no longer operate globally and profitably. And if we discover magic, we can just magic things into existence and nobody will be poor! <cite>KaptainKiro posted [p:930017628] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>Kyuubi4269 posted...</cite> <quote>If all decent places to exist agree to a set tax rate and refuse to deal with countries that operate outside the taxation group, the companies can no longer operate globally and profitably.</quote> And if we discover magic, we can just magic things into existence and nobody will be poor!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
zebatov 11/12/19 5:07:00 AM #44:	KaptainKiro posted... zebatov posted... Imagine the PR of moving because you dont want to forfeit a few extra million to take care of the people who make it possible for you to be rich. Shouldn't there currently be negative PR for this very reason? There is. Thats what Im currently doing. But youd have to not be a supporter of capitalism to see that I guess. --- "Her name is fitting." <cite>zebatov posted [p:930017694] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>KaptainKiro posted...</cite> <quote>zebatov posted...</cite> <quote>Imagine the PR of moving because you dont want to forfeit a few extra million to take care of the people who make it possible for you to be rich.</quote> Shouldn't there currently be negative PR for this very reason?</quote> There is. Thats what Im currently doing. But youd have to not be a supporter of capitalism to see that I guess.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
wolfy42 11/12/19 5:09:21 AM #45:	The worst part of that list is how many are billionares because of healthcare :( They pretty much are directly responsible for killing my wife. --- Zangulus "I try to avoid having any knowledge at all of his dick." Glowing Elephant "Stonehedge was a sex thing." <cite>wolfy42 posted [p:930017732] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>The worst part of that list is how many are billionares because of healthcare :( They pretty much are directly responsible for killing my wife.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Kyuubi4269 11/12/19 5:12:15 AM #46:	KaptainKiro posted... Kyuubi4269 posted... If all decent places to exist agree to a set tax rate and refuse to deal with countries that operate outside the taxation group, the companies can no longer operate globally and profitably. And if we discover magic, we can just magic things into existence and nobody will be poor! You're acting like governments don't want google tax money. If the US and EU made an "international trade tax" that equally split the income between eachother rather than based on which country the company is based, they'd have an incentive to uphold the rule. --- Doctor Foxx posted... The demonizing of soy has a lot to do with xenophobic ideas. <cite>Kyuubi4269 posted [p:930017780] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>KaptainKiro posted...</cite> <quote>Kyuubi4269 posted...</cite> <quote>If all decent places to exist agree to a set tax rate and refuse to deal with countries that operate outside the taxation group, the companies can no longer operate globally and profitably.</quote> And if we discover magic, we can just magic things into existence and nobody will be poor!</quote> You're acting like governments don't want google tax money. If the US and EU made an "international trade tax" that equally split the income between eachother rather than based on which country the company is based, they'd have an incentive to uphold the rule.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Krazy_Kirby 11/12/19 5:18:26 AM #47:	zebatov posted... KaptainKiro posted... zebatov posted... Imagine the PR of moving because you dont want to forfeit a few extra million to take care of the people who make it possible for you to be rich. Shouldn't there currently be negative PR for this very reason? There is. Thats what Im currently doing. But youd have to not be a supporter of capitalism to see that I guess. a cap on how much you can earn is absolutely not supporting capitalism. --- Kill From The Shadows. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idiot <cite>Krazy_Kirby posted [p:930017884] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>zebatov posted...</cite> <quote>KaptainKiro posted...</cite> <quote>zebatov posted...</cite> <quote>Imagine the PR of moving because you dont want to forfeit a few extra million to take care of the people who make it possible for you to be rich.</quote> Shouldn't there currently be negative PR for this very reason?</quote> There is. Thats what Im currently doing. But youd have to not be a supporter of capitalism to see that I guess.</quote> a cap on how much you can earn is absolutely not supporting capitalism.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Locke90 11/12/19 5:18:54 AM #48:	KaptainKiro posted... Locke90 posted... self made yes but when you have the children of billionaires flashing mummy/daddies money around like they earned it like their parents did thats where I draw the line. Yeah it's pretty fucking stupid that people can have good parents that leave them resources, we absolutely must put an end to that. thats not what i said. --- Friend code 3222-6836-6888 <cite>Locke90 posted [p:930017892] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>KaptainKiro posted...</cite> <quote>Locke90 posted...</cite> <quote>self made yes but when you have the children of billionaires flashing mummy/daddies money around like they earned it like their parents did thats where I draw the line.</quote> Yeah it's pretty fucking stupid that people can have good parents that leave them resources, we absolutely must put an end to that.</quote> thats not what i said.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Lokarin 11/12/19 6:50:00 AM #49:	Krazy_Kirby posted... a cap on how much you can earn is absolutely not supporting capitalism. As I said before - capitalism is the enemy, not consumerism. Billionaires who just accrue capital and assets without ever spending it are cheating the system. The spice must flow. --- "Salt cures Everything!" My YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Nirakolov/videos <cite>Lokarin posted [p:930019275] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>Krazy_Kirby posted...</cite> <quote>a cap on how much you can earn is absolutely not supporting capitalism.</quote> As I said before - capitalism is the enemy, not consumerism. Billionaires who just accrue capital and assets without ever spending it are cheating the system. The spice must flow.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DDirtyDastard 11/12/19 8:36:10 AM #50:	Most people can't even wrap their head around how much a billion dollars actually is. Those people live in a different reality than the rest of the world, even the multi-millionaires are little bitches to them. Say I have a net worth of 10 billion and you have a net worth of 1 million. That'd be like me having a $1,000 dollars and you having a dime. And no, I'm not giving you a dollar, you can fuck right off. <cite>DDirtyDastard posted [p:930021517] in Should bil... [t:78153428]...</cite> <quote>Most people can't even wrap their head around how much a billion dollars actually is. Those people live in a different reality than the rest of the world, even the multi-millionaires are little bitches to them. Say I have a net worth of 10 billion and you have a net worth of 1 million. That'd be like me having a $1,000 dollars and you having a dime. And no, I'm not giving you a dollar, you can fuck right off.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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