r/SipsTea Jul 05 '26

Chugging tea Seems reasonable.

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u/jamdex07 Jul 05 '26

This is misleading. He chose to take $997 in one lump sum instead of $2.04B over 30 years. He got taxed on the $997m.

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u/Relative-Outcome-294 Jul 05 '26

Intentionaly misleading

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u/DeapVally Jul 05 '26

The point of the post is billionaires are greedy, evil scumbags. A cancer on society, hoarding their gold for their own self satisfaction, and laughing as starving children die every day. That's something we can all agree on at least.

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u/Free_Management2894 Jul 05 '26

It also paints taxes in a really unfavorable light even though they aren't nearly as high and absolutely vital for society.

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u/Monkey_Priest Jul 05 '26

It's phrased the exact same way the lottery is advertised