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DeeDeeNY

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5. Absolutely true

Reply to BeerBarrelPolka (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 26, 2025, 06:10 AM

Sunday

Being a billionaire is not a crime. It's only the pathologically greedy people who think their accumulation of wealth is more important than the suffering of the poor that are the problem.

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No one needs a billion dollars. [View all] applegrove Sunday OP

Wish I could rec this 1000 times. raccoon Sunday #1

So, if someone Greg_In_SF Sunday #2

Well if he or she earned it all on their own DFW Sunday #4

Do what Massachusetts did and tax it at 5% wealth tax. applegrove Sunday #7

Tax the money out of them so they have less than a billion dollars. Isn't $999,999,999 enough money for one family? mucifer Sunday #11

I don't care BeerBarrelPolka Sunday #3

Absolutely true DeeDeeNY Sunday #5

Does anyone need a million dollars? Shrek Sunday #6

Certainly BeerBarrelPolka Sunday #8

There Should Be No Billionaires ColoringFool Sunday #9

The few rich people I've known Dr. T Sunday #10

Even the "good" billionaires like Bill Gates engaged in cutthroat practices to get there. Shermann Sunday #12