Anonymous #3 8w

B-but maybe they’ll become a trillionaire one day 🥺

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Anonymous #5 8w

well clearly he doesn't pay enough taxes first of all

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Anonymous #11 8w

i would love for him to not be here, actually. why would we drop everything to beg HIM to stay here?

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Anonymous #10 8w

you believe everything they tell you don't you

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Anonymous #7 8w

whose they? you don’t think the money will leave if we continue to raise taxes m? do you believe everything “they” tell you? Just because i’m not part of the echo chamber you’re all looking for doesn’t mean i’m wrong. Never underestimate the greed of man, willing to burn it all down and start fresh if they don’t get their way. Look back to the early days of the affordable care act, how many were laid off and how many businesses setup in taiwan and the philippines in response.

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Anonymous #11 8w

The median net worth in America is 200k (house included). That 5 million people to equal one trillionaire. I’d rather have 5 million people functioning in a society that on trillionaire lording over people and enriching himself via politics. Also, let’s be real, does a trillionaire actually live an any one place? They’re so global at that point. But fine, leave, your assets stay in the US -including your companies.

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As a dollar amount, absolutely. As a percent, no. Not even close.

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Anonymous #5 8w

Changing IPO laws while illegally rifling through americas data, for one. And speeding, I’m sure.

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Anonymous #8 8w

I didn’t mean that I mean if he leaves we wouldn’t get his tax money

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Anonymous #11 8w

I don’t know much about Econ I was just asking a question 😭

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As…they should? lol. They should pay even more. But unions would solve this better than a law, many governments have shown that already. Once you force collective bargaining and empower them to bargain nationwide employers don’t have a choice to lowball workers

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Anonymous #13 8w

Wait until you realize all the loop holes used by the ultra wealthy to get out of paying taxes, especially for their businesses.

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I remember this, yeah musk is one of the worst billionaires - easily in the top 5

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Anonymous #2 8w

When the average person is paid the equivalent of a rounding error in comparison to the huge amount of wealth, there is no way those laws will truly ever be enforceable though. Our justice system is in many aspects already inherently pay-to-win, especially when it comes to civil cases.

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Anonymous #2 8w

There are more of us, 99:1 is even being generous. So change is possible. The problem is there are some of us delusional enough to think they can be the 1:99. They are holding us back; as well of the lack of political awareness in our society.

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Anonymous #2 8w

I don’t disagree. But I do think gov is the ultimate form of union. So much so, if it truly represented the people then unions themselves would be unnecessary. But to your point, they exist and gov is not representing us 😔

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Anonymous OP 8w

Yet when I ask a question to gain political awareness u guys ignore and downvote me

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Anonymous #11 8w

What was your question? I’ll answer if I can.

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Anonymous OP 8w

I was asking what’s stopping them from leaving if u tax them to much. My concern isn’t about getting taxed if I somehow become a billionaire but that if they leave we’ll lose their tax money and job opportunities bc 10% of a trillion is still ten billion but everyone just downvoted me instead of explaining

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Anonymous #11 8w

In short nothing in place today will stop them. But they are still a US citizen, unless they revoke. Though take California for example, they recently passed a law saying they can claim taxes even if you move out of the state. We could do something like that for those who revoke their citizenship. And even if they decided to leave, not all of their employees / talent will, so I think that’s a low risk. Also, where would they go? Other western countries mostly have more taxes anyway.

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Anonymous OP 8w

It doesn’t have to be a western country and it depends on how much u increase their taxes but if they have a trillion dollars im sure any country would welcome them I feel like. But then again thats just based on me guessing idk how the policies and stuff work

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Anonymous #11 8w

True. But it’s not a trillion in cash, it’s equity in US companies. He may want to go to any other country, but his assets can’t easily be moved. Especially with spacex ties to the US military and teslas largest customer base being in the US. For these people the gov needs to just nationalize the assets of billionaire trillionaires who flee / don’t pay their fair share

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Anonymous OP 8w

Ooo so even if he moves his assets will still be taxed

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Anonymous #11 8w

Exactly. His assets are firmly American. So moving would only for him as an individual; his assets remain here.

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Anonymous #11 8w

Also Elon received a minimum of $38 billion in government contracts, loans, subsidies, tax credits, and related public support to Musk-linked companies through early 2025. No government is gonna give him pork like America, America loves its rich people.

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