@return2ozma to A Boring Dystopia • 2 months agoElon Musk on pace to become world’s first trillionaire by 2027, report sayswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square32arrow-up1126arrow-down120starcopymore-verticalflagCreate ReportslashBlock usercross-posted to: [email protected]world
arrow-up1106arrow-down1external-linkElon Musk on pace to become world’s first trillionaire by 2027, report sayswww.theguardian.com@return2ozma to A Boring Dystopia • 2 months agomessage-square32starcopymore-verticalflagCreate ReportslashBlock usercross-posted to: [email protected]world
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink15•2 months agoI don’t think we should call these people billionaires if it is all reliant on the value of their stocks. If it ain’t taxable it doesn’t exist. arrow-up115arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
minus-square@Smoogslink5•2 months agoIt might also get rid of the “I lost money” or call it theft if their stock plunges and then whine for bailouts for money they imagined they could have but never actually became theirs. arrow-up15arrow-down10file-textreply1starmore-verticalmailMessageflagCreate ReportslashBlock user
I don’t think we should call these people billionaires if it is all reliant on the value of their stocks. If it ain’t taxable it doesn’t exist.
It might also get rid of the “I lost money” or call it theft if their stock plunges and then whine for bailouts for money they imagined they could have but never actually became theirs.