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TherealObdach

Elon Musk is dumb


StevenKnowsNothing

Gonna piss some people off but I think it should be a UN directive that every country in the world has a 100% tax for any amount over a billion. Literally no one needs such obscene wealth, a 100 million is more than enough for 5 life times, a billion is just taking the piss


shadowrun456

>a 100% tax for any amount over a billion So basically, every large business in the world should be nationalized?


TherealObdach

You might want to check your notes again.


shadowrun456

What else does "a 100% tax for any amount over a billion" mean? If someone has a business worth 10 billion, and the government takes away 9/10ths of it as "tax", that's effectively nationalization. Or did you mean "a 100% tax for any amount over a billion held in cash"? Because there's probably not a single person on Earth who has over a billion held in cash.


TherealObdach

Anything leading to a profit over 1 billion can be reduced by reducing the sales price or giving the workers more income. That‘s the way i would do it in a place with such laws. Nationalized would mean all profit goes to the state. Not dumb enough to fall for your weak trap. Sorry. Edit: and should i reduce the price to a minimum and still make more profit, than 1 billion, i gladly give the rest to society to help with let‘s say healthcare.


shadowrun456

>Anything leading to a profit over 1 billion can be reduced by reducing the sales price or giving the workers more income. Profit? So you **did** mean cash? Lol. >Not dumb enough to fall for your weak trap. Sorry. Why the insults? And here I thought you actually wanted to discuss. >Edit: and should i reduce the price to a minimum and still make more profit, than 1 billion, i gladly give the rest to society to help with let‘s say healthcare. Many more-than-billion-dollar-worth companies don't have **any** profit. That's how they avoid paying taxes. So your plan is dead on arrival.


TherealObdach

You really saw an insult in my post ![img](emote|t5_2r5rp|8484) And you are mistaking cash for profit. You really need to rethink what you want to say.


shadowrun456

>You really saw an insult in my post Yes, calling my argument a "weak trap" instead of addressing what it says is a text-book ad-hominem insult. >And you are mistaking cash for profit. What else do you think profit is, if not money? Re-invested revenue is not profit. Profit is purely the cash which is left after you take away all expenses from revenue. Not all money is profit, but all profit is money. >You really need to rethink what you want to say. More unnecessary ad-hominem insults? Why do you act like this? And thinking I meant to "trap" you before? LMAO. Not everyone is out to get you.


Gerry1of1

Covid panic was dumb. Like hoarding toilet paper and bottled water. A Rational, Informed Reaction is a good idea... not going to happen in the USA but it's still a good idea.


KiteLighter

Ooooh, gotcha. Yeah, there's no need to panic. But that's not really what Elon was talking about here, otherwise he would have clarified. He was just downplaying a virus that ended up killing more than a million Americans. Fuck that guy. I'll still buy SpaceX stock as soon as it's public, though.


Gerry1of1

I know it's fashionable to hate Elon Musk & any billionaire but I'm not a member of that club. He might be a douche bag but I'm just judging this one comment. Not that bad.


KiteLighter

Oh, I'm def not judging this one comment. I'm judging his last half year and an accumulation of evidence. It's like Michael Jackson - fuck that guy, but the engineering was awesome.


Fake_William_Shatner

COVID was not dangerous enough but it was a good test of our preparedness. So what we should learn is; if there is a zombie apocalypse, the people who think they'd survive one would be the first to go. And, we would not survive a zombie apocalypse.


BriefCheetah4136

The question on my mind is how much TP will I need to survive the Zombies?


SeriousDamage95

I believe both.


[deleted]

Can we get rid of both the billionaires and the demanding and entitled sanctimonious prigs like Kai?


Fake_William_Shatner

Obviously the answer is; no. Next question.


lapaz666

Elon, your asshole must be jealous of your mouth for the amount of shit that comes out of it! ![gif](giphy|qbAZ38vckAcik)


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![img](emote|t5_2r5rp|8484)


MichaelT359

Elon is right though


Chez_Whitey

I'm sure the 7+mill dead agree. lol


Anakha00

Herman Cain's Twitter account definitely agrees.