• Gormadt
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    2034 months ago

    Sounds like they’re likely also to find themselves in legal trouble

    At least one can hope

    • Maeve
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      I thought about that; then I thought what that guy makes in a few minutes’interest on his offshore accounts is probably more than all of Brazil, in a year, and since taxes fund the government and a host of other things, idk

      • hope
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        894 months ago

        The country of Brazil makes something like 20x Musk’s total net worth, but every year.

      • @db2
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        584 months ago

        People like musk don’t make money, they make credit.

          • @aesthelete
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            Leveraged buyouts specifically should be outlawed.

            EDIT: And billionaires should be taxed on the money they receive as loans.

            The “buy borrow die” tax strategy should either be completely outlawed or the government should be able to get portions of those loan payments back as tax money.

        • The Quuuuuill
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          234 months ago

          Or Brazil. That’s the eight largest economy in the world. They headline BRICS for a reason. Sure, China is the true headliner there, but the fact is that Brazil is included in those 5 countries for a reason (multiple actually). There’s absolutely no way for a single individual to eclipse the value of the world’s 8th largest economy. Pick a country with a lower GDP than Hungary and then we’ll talk