Someone with more money than god is pissed he has to give a fraction more back to the society that made him? Let me get my tiny violin
this post was submitted on 29 Apr 2026
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Asking him about tax is like asking carnivores to make a case for eating less flesh.
If anything his pushing back is confirmation it's the right course of action.
billionaires are like dragons, they dont like to give any money away, but more than happy to take it from people.
If paying more tax feels like the Soviet Union, maybe the problem isn’t the tax
Guy couldn't stick with don't be evil OR don't be a twat.
Because forcing poor people to bear a greater tax burden is so fucking democratic, give me a break. Maybe a break of some of his bones so he can shift his focus to something else for a while.
Financial obesity is an existential threat to any society that tolerates it, and needs to cease being celebrated, rewarded, and positioned as an aspirational goal.
Corporations are the only ‘persons’ which should be subjected to capital punishment, but billionaires should be euthanised through taxation.
Oh no maybe he’s going to leave the state.
Fuck you and fuck off, Brin.