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[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 44 points 4 days ago (2 children)

correct, US taxpayer is being fleeced so some parasites can live their best lives.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 17 points 4 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Incorrect. They can already do that without more money.

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 17 points 3 days ago (1 children)

correct.

hell, i could live my 'best' life off of musk's 'sofa cushion' money:

$2.5m is more than enough for me to live on just using investment proceeds--in perpetuity.

$2.5m to him (with ~ $436b) is the equivalent of fifty-seven cents to someone with $100k (in the bank, investments, retirement, home equity, etc). now, i don't have $100k, not even close. just using it as an example here. my equivalent would be more like half a cent.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago

They're mentally ill IMO. Like that old person hoarding vacuum cleaners, diapers, dogfood, etc.

The most infuriating thing is that for them it's just a number, for society it stifles innovation and wellbeing.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago

But then none of them will get to claim that he’s the first trillionaire.