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slightlv

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12. All 2.4 trillion will be tax cuts to the millionaires, billionaires, and trillionaires

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 4, 2025, 03:04 PM

Jun 4

This world didn't need millionaires. It certainly doesn't need billionaires, and in Musk, Thiel, and others we see trillionaires on the horizon. Resources are limited. By that time, there will be *nothing* left in the world for those who don't fit their square boxes.

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