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'Murica in one photo [View all] 634-5789 Jul 2021 OP

How much, what percentage of their wealth would you say is ok? brush Jul 2021 #1

75% to charities. Their call on who gets it. 634-5789 Jul 2021 #6

Give more, do more than just create business. Bluethroughu Jul 2021 #8

See post 17. brush Jul 2021 #20

It's against their nature to use their wnylib Jul 2021 #38

i agree... why do people always think they know whats best for others and try to dictate how they samnsara Jul 2021 #27

Bezos, the richest man in the world, paid zero taxes last year. So I do judge his space Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #28

AMEN!!!!! FoxNewsSucks Jul 2021 #43

I'd like to see a 100% tax FoxNewsSucks Jul 2021 #46

I think instead of a lump sum to charities... LiberatedUSA Jul 2021 #56

Sounds like a lose-lose situation... brooklynite Jul 2021 #2

I imagine they should be paying the same percentage of their money in taxes as the rest of us. Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #4

New businesses mean new jobs. And you're wrong about they should pay the same as... brush Jul 2021 #17

You're mostly right, FoxNewsSucks Jul 2021 #37

+1000 bluewater Jul 2021 #71

I already said. 634-5789 Jul 2021 #7

The problem with your statement is... Bluethroughu Jul 2021 #3

Nope. It's their money, regardless f ow they attained it, and it's poorly spent. 634-5789 Jul 2021 #9

I'm so not impressed with wealth... Bluethroughu Jul 2021 #15

Bezos is arguably the richest man in the world. panader0 Jul 2021 #25

Exactly. 634-5789 Jul 2021 #26

Me too. Bluethroughu Jul 2021 #58

It is obscene! As an "individual", he benefits but does not put "individual" skin in the game sanatanadharma Jul 2021 #40

According to Business Insider, Bezos makes $157,207 dollars per minute! panader0 Jul 2021 #50

Perfectly said, illogical. Bluethroughu Jul 2021 #59

Some DUers certainly are waving the palm fronds for these assholes. That's pretty sad. Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #5

AMEN! 634-5789 Jul 2021 #10

One thing I learned a long time ago is to stay out of other peoples' pocketbooks. brush Jul 2021 #11

Yes. These billionaires have been stealing from the pocketbooks of the rest of us since the Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #12

Make your own billion and give away what you want. Or get elected to Congress... brush Jul 2021 #14

Wow. So you're ok with the fact that we are more unequal - by a large margin - than Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #16

If that's your concern, then advocate to Biden, Pelosi, Schumer, et al for higher taxes... brooklynite Jul 2021 #18

Lol! Given your responses in this thread, I guess you should be advocating to the same Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #23

I get it: Rich people don't WANT to pay their legal tax obligations! brooklynite Jul 2021 #33

Bezos paid zero taxes last year. The end. Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #34

Ya don't know what you don't know. They should be paying way more than what we do. brush Jul 2021 #19

Despite your REALLY disgustingly creepy tone, you are agreeing with me in SOME Of Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #21

Odd. I'm not agreeing with you. They should be paying a much higher tax rate than one... brush Jul 2021 #29

It's not just sad, it's pathetic. FoxNewsSucks Jul 2021 #39

I know. And sadly, it is not that surprising, given the sources. Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #41

Sir Richard Branson quickesst Jul 2021 #13

And yet all you hear about DAILY is ths duelling space bullshit. 634-5789 Jul 2021 #22

It seems most of the media looks for sensation these days, not news. DFW Jul 2021 #30

I think some people.... quickesst Jul 2021 #49

This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Jul 2021 #62

Can't argue with that quickesst Jul 2021 #70

Exactly. They should do the research before making unsubstanciated accusations. brush Jul 2021 #64

Something that's always bugged me.... quickesst Jul 2021 #72

I haven't heard a link discussed at all... brooklynite Jul 2021 #54

Charity is not a substitute for a social safety net. Act_of_Reparation Jul 2021 #53

With so many utterly EVIL billionaires in the world, why pick on these guys? hunter Jul 2021 #24

Don't blame the billionaires. Blame your government for allowing the accumulation of vast wealth Yavin4 Jul 2021 #31

But the billionaires, since Citizens United, own the government. Everything is set Scrivener7 Jul 2021 #35

Exactly how would that work? 634-5789 Jul 2021 #44

How about making it easier for employees to form unions? Yavin4 Jul 2021 #60

Right. Or that the billionaires are taxed appropriately. And the critics should be... brush Jul 2021 #65

Meh. Elessar Zappa Jul 2021 #32

Meh. If my husband had the money, the one thing he'd do is go to space. Wingus Dingus Jul 2021 #36

This message was self-deleted by its author 634-5789 Jul 2021 #45

I think we're missing the text at the bottom of the picture ck4829 Jul 2021 #48

No, I got that. But one doesn't have much to do with the other. Wingus Dingus Jul 2021 #51

A person only needs so much money Ziggysmom Jul 2021 #42

K&R ck4829 Jul 2021 #47

A stat I just read when I googled space flight carbon footprint: panader0 Jul 2021 #52

Per this link, Bezos' upcoming flight is calculated to emit around 93 tons of CO2. Dial H For Hero Jul 2021 #57

Those co2 numbers are redic. Mosby Jul 2021 #67

I presume it's based upon the emissions of the jetliner. Obviously, it does not take into account Dial H For Hero Jul 2021 #73

Do you have a link to that post? BannonsLiver Jul 2021 #63

The trickle down from their rockets will be felt some day? $arcasm. Baked Potato Jul 2021 #55

Good ol' trickle-down FoxNewsSucks Jul 2021 #61

Classic "chyrony" FakeNoose Jul 2021 #66

Branson is British not American. Mosby Jul 2021 #68

What mistake? No mistake here. 634-5789 Jul 2021 #69