This should come as no surprise to us but many of us don’t think about who benefits the most from tax cuts on the rich.
It’s men.
It’s really weird to see men on Twitter bemoan the fact that Elon Musk has lost half of his wealth. That’s billions and billions. Like we’re supposed to feel sorry for the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune that he’s had to suffer.
The thing they fail to mention is if he had $320 billion to begin with and now he has $160 billion, he’s still got more money than god. And that wealth for billionaires is increasing by $2 billion/day.
Meanwhile, many of them feel that any request to pay taxes is offensive. We’ve all heard the ridiculous hyperbolic whining about how it’s theft or communism or something.
But I think the Oxfam spokesperson makes a good point. In their far from realistic grab of all the money so they can be the king of the mountain, they’re starving infrastructure, healthcare and other services. Wages have not kept up since probably before Reagan. And this falls most heavily on women who use public transportation and other services.
All so Elon can burn $160 billion dollars and squelch voices on Twitter in favor of the radical right.
My tiny violin is now microscopic.
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Which is downright hilarious considering how dependent both Tesla and Space-X have been on federal money.
Heh. While men in this country are worrying about what other country they can escape to when the US economy collapses (Costa Rica? New Zealand? Where, oh, where is my Paradise on Earth and my pretty little Island Girl?), I’m thinking ‘How can I survive being homeless?’ especially at my age. Chances are I can’t. If the banks collapse, I’m not concerned about losing that over $250,000 I have socked away either, since I don’t. My worries are so petty and small. Why wasn’t I born a man so my worries could be important?
Just don’t worry your pretty little head about it, missy. Worrying about stuff like that is man’s work. 😉
Lol, you’re right. My husband reassured me we would not be homeless. He said we would stay in his family’s cabin in Door County if necessary. Live off the land and the water, that sort of thing. Sounds nice actually. Problem solved.
It’s really interesting to me how Elon’s portrayal on the wingnut sites changed from “commie enviro-parasite sucking at the public teat” to “courageous libertarian entrepreneur and financial genius” after he revealed his fascist political leanings.
Funny how that works, isn’t it?
Greed doesn’t look good on anyone especially the filthy rich.
Hey! Have some sympathy! Poor Elon’s lost more money than any human being in recorded history. If this goes on, he won’t have anything left but a couple of private jets and his daddy’s emerald mine.
He should start a GoFundMe.
Besides, he’s got like 437 kids to support!
I may not be rich but I got WORDLE in two guesses today!
Magnificent… it took me five.
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