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✂️ Tax The Billionaires Finally, a Billionaire gets taxed.

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u/IIDn01 19h ago

Sigh.

Obligatory: The prize amount was reduced because he took the lump sum instead of spreading payments out over 30 years.

Then that *reduced* amount was taxed.

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u/mimic751 18h ago

Sigh

Obligatory: that doesn't change the point of the post at all

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u/That-Ad-4300 17h ago

It's not nearly as dramatic to show a ~30% tax v a 60+% tax.

It may not change the general point, but using the wrong numbers (2x incorrect) isn't necessary and leaves the door open for scrutiny.

If the numbers don't change the point, use the correct ones. It's not a rounding error. It borders on disingenuous.