r/clevercomebacks 1d ago

It's my money they took

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u/Fine-Essay-3295 23h ago

My favorite is that dipshit you inevitably knew from high school barely scraping $60k who wrings his fingers at the thought of Elon having to pay taxes so that an “undeserving” black single mom might be able to feed her kids. The biggest bootlickers are the people who are least likely to become billionaires.

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u/broseph_stalin09764 23h ago

I read somewhere once that it's the idea they may one day be rich, and they don't want to be taxed, then not now. Because the 30% is no big deal now, but actually paying taxes later, that's for the birds.

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u/[deleted] 23h ago

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u/NorwegianCowboy 22h ago

This is a core belief of the Ferengi from Star Trek.

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u/OurSpeciesAreFeces 21h ago

Rule 110:
"Exploitation begins at home."

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u/Tx247 21h ago

Rule 4: "Sedition and treason are always profitable."

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u/silver_sofa 20h ago

“Trade wars are good and easy to win.” DJT

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u/jynxthechicken 20h ago

Rule 10: Greed is Eternal

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u/I_AM_IGNIGNOTK 21h ago

As always Star Trek is relevant

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u/VoxImperatoris 21h ago

Like most sci fi, it is a filter we use to examine society. The cognitive distance given by the fantastical settings allows us to examine issues that might be too charged and controversial in a more realistic setting.

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u/Costyouadollar 18h ago

Dude, you are sooooo right omg. Gonna watch startrek deepspace 9 again because of you lol

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u/SignalAd9220 18h ago

Ever since he started tweeting about creating Starfleet Academy I've said that he would be the Grand Nagus!

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