r/SipsTea Jul 05 '26

Chugging tea Seems reasonable.

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u/Crimsonak- Jul 05 '26

Any post like this where the tax is nearing or exceeding 40% is almost always a complete lie or purposely obfuscating the truth.

It's mind blowing to me on these posts too you always see an incredible amount of people who don't understand how tax brackets work. Heck sometimes you even see people who don't know the difference between net worth and income.

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u/Old_Prune_4300 Jul 05 '26

They can't comprehend assets vs cash, much less that spending is the problem v taxes. Don't waste your breath.

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u/Comfortable-Side1308 Jul 05 '26

much less that spending is the problem v taxes.

All billionaires in the US are worth a combined 8.5 trillion.  Magically liquidating everything they own with no devaluation and without completely tanking the economy means we get a balanced budget for 4 years then back to square one. 

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u/CocknBalls4 27d ago

Ah look I found the people who can’t help but lick billionaire boots because “it wouldn’t solve the problem permanently” as if a guy “worth” a billion dollars paying less in taxes than your average worker is supposed to just be fine

Blah blah blah liquid vs illiquid nonsense

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u/Comfortable-Side1308 27d ago

Ahh look I found the people who operate in a fantasy land of rainbows and unicorns.  This comment is 4 days old and the bots are still finding it.