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applegrove

(127,088 posts) Mon Jul 21, 2025, 07:45 PM Jul 21

No billionaire has ever worked as hard..

— onesillyfag (@onesillyfag.bsky.social) 2025-07-21T23:36:09.394Z

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No billionaire has ever worked as hard.. (Original Post) applegrove Jul 21 OP

Absolutely Right BOSSHOG Jul 21 #1

Amen! biophile Jul 21 #2

Plenty of billionaires started out with nothing & put in long hours & hard work. Callie1979 Jul 21 #3

Billionaires are why you have to. rickyhall Jul 21 #4

Yup. They are the ones who have been holding down minimum wages. applegrove Jul 21 #5

BOSSHOG

(43,445 posts)

1. Absolutely Right

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 07:48 PM

Jul 21

And yet unions are fought to keep “costs” down so the company can make ends meet? Imagine having to suffer the indignity to be the CEO with only the fifth largest Yacht in the Marina.

biophile

(847 posts)

2. Amen!

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 07:53 PM

Jul 21

Callie1979

(847 posts)

3. Plenty of billionaires started out with nothing & put in long hours & hard work.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 08:05 PM

Jul 21

But it doesnt mean they shouldn't be paying more taxes either.

rickyhall

(5,331 posts)

4. Billionaires are why you have to.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 08:14 PM

Jul 21

applegrove

(127,088 posts)

5. Yup. They are the ones who have been holding down minimum wages.

Reply to rickyhall (Reply #4)

Mon Jul 21, 2025, 08:17 PM

Jul 21

The Republicans were just their lapdog.

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