Comments by "L.W. Paradis" (@l.w.paradis2108) on "James O'Brien: 'How the hell we can stop the likes of Musk and Bezos?' | LBC" video.

How many of these billionaires have defense contracts? 😂
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@benstern310 Do you not understand? They all spend MUCH more on lobbying than they pay in taxes. They then buy the tax laws they want, score defense contracts, and buy US Treasuries and collect interest. We owe them our taxes.
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 @benstern310 I would not want a billion dollars, no. This is madness.
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@Corrupted Two billion is a million a year for every year since the crucifixion. 400 billion is roughly a million per hour for every hour of a 50 year old man's entire life. Too bad about math education, huh?
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@chrish9164 And speaking of, do those guys look like someone to emulate? Do they strike you as normal? I'd want nothing to do with them or anyone like them. Someone I wouldn't even let into my house is not exactly successful in my eyes. Do I have to point to Bill Gates to make it clearer? Does that help?
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@Joshm-j4m Give me a break. No one thinks that. In fact, they borrow against holdings to avoid triggering a taxable event.
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@benstern310 Obviously I was talking about America. I'm not suggesting Paul McCartney or J. K. Rowling do that. I have no idea what they do, nor were they at Trump's inauguration, nor do they have defense contracts. I seem to recall a Paradise Papers scandal, but I don't remember any details.
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@benstern310 Well, that's pretty much your imagination, or the public image you seek to cultivate. The latter is probably wise, obviously. In the US, court papers often shed a lot of light on what each of these people did to attain their positions. Every one of those who were at the inauguration conducted surveillance on the rest of us to an unprecedented degree, and monetized it.
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@chrish9164 No. I call Martha Argerich successful. I call J. M. Coetzee successful. Etc.
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@Joshm-j4m Banks are backed by the government. "It's their risk?" 🤣
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@chrish9164 "Success" 🤣🤣🤣
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@Joshm-j4m Yes you did reply to me. Possibly by accident, but it's right in front of you. 🤪 Yes we know what a taxable event is. What did I just explain to you?
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Well that's easy.
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 @benstern310 Of course. What do you think that is? Do the math.
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@Joshm-j4m Oh, I thought you said we had no idea about all this. You must not have read the thread.
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@nearsightedfromthefarside6534 Adam Smith's free market would be bliss compared to monopoly capital. Today's oligarchs are no less dangerous than yesterday's feudal lords to freedom and entrepreneurship. These billionaires operate toll booths,
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@TheMighty84 By the way, Musk didn't start Tesla. 🤣🤣🤣
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@TheMighty84 Shows what you know.
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 @zivkovicable 😂😂😂
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