• @farcaster
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    124 months ago

    $2 billion, that’s 4 whole days of profits for them.

    • @Aux
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      264 months ago

      $2B is actually 2% of their profit. That’s 7.3 days.

    • @Buffalox
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      34 months ago

      Ah yes but those people love money so much, they are probably devastated.🤪

      • @Aux
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        -44 months ago

        So you wouldn’t mind if 2% of your yearly salary after tax would disappear, right?

        • @Buffalox
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          4 months ago

          Buff

          That’s a false comparison. Salary after tax is not comparable to profit. Profit is after ALL expenses. So if I did something really really stupid, after being warned about it and repeatedly, and was fined 2% after ALL expenses, I’d say I got off easy.

          • @BassTurd
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            74 months ago

            Really, it’s just an asshole tax. Most restaurants these days have extra fees that exceed 2% just because. Hell, once upon a time, a 15% tip was given for great service. Now it seems like 20-22% is often the lowest in the recommended tip section. 2% of extra money is nothing, especially when the fine is less than what was earned from the infraction. It’s a lot easier to stomach a 2 billion dollar fine, when you earned 4 billion because of it.

            • @anlumo
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              34 months ago

              Those tip rates are a US thing, because it’s a hidden way to increase prices without having to write it down anywhere.

          • @Aux
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            -14 months ago

            No, it’s not false.

          • @General_Effort
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            -34 months ago

            Think of some small family owned business, like a ma and pa shop. What they have after all expenses, the profit, is what they live off. That’s their “salary”.

            What you have left after all expenses is your savings. In a business, savings would be an investment, which does not count as profit.

          • @Aux
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            04 months ago

            I’m glad you will sacrifice your salary for the greater good!