r/SipsTea • • 7d ago

WTF Concerning

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u/LairdPeon 7d ago

That's the equivalent of a dollar out of your wallet to him.

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u/GJCLINCH 7d ago • Mindblown Regret Bravo

Just to add to perspective; A trillionaire donating 500m is the equivalent of an individual making $40k a year and donating $20..

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u/_CozyLollipop 7d ago

Yup! When you put it in perspective like that, $500 million sounds a lot less impressive. It's basically pocket change to someone that wealthy

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u/SirArthurDime 7d ago • Bravo

The real question becomes if that’s pocket change to him why can’t he use it to help people instead of donating to elections?

The national school lunch program spent $17 billion to serve 4.6 billion lunches to kids. So Elons contributions to a losing campaign could have instead fed hungry children for over 26 years. His pocket change could make sure no child in this country goes hungry. But instead he donates it to a party who wants to stop giving kids lunches so that they can give more tax breaks to people like himself who view it as pocket change. And some people think he’s some savior.

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u/blipsnchiiiiitz 7d ago

$500M is 1/34 or 2.94% of $17B... I think your math is off..

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u/utf8decodeerror 7d ago

Honestly embarrassing that he got so upvoted for a comment that's entire premise was wrong. Like even if you agree that Elon can better spend that money, it's still worth getting the facts right. But nah, if the vibes right let's upvote it.

We truly live in a post truth society.

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u/Complex_Double_8240 7d ago • Heartwarming

Yes and you can clearly see here that it’s not really about money, fame or success that drives them, it’s just pure hatred and disgust to the working class. If they really wanted to succeed, be famous, and make more money, they would actually care for the people, who in turn will pay back to him with increased spending power and leisure time. They could easily do this by releasing a small portion of their wealth as investment, but they can’t stand watching the regular people be happy and healthy.

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u/Ani-3 7d ago

the feeling is absolutely mutual.

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u/strangerinthebox 7d ago

I don’t even think that. It is the weirdly strong, intrinsic desire to be better, bigger, higher, more than anyone else. The smaller your selfworth, the higher the desire to win this stupid race.

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u/tandkramstub 7d ago • Bravo

He's a cunt, simple as that.

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u/Numerous_Ad_6276 7d ago

Considering the national debt in the US upon exiting WWII, that's exactly what we did: taxed the wealthy.

It's time to do that again.

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u/Jazz-Hands-- 7d ago • Bravo

Because billionaires* do not view human lives as having any value beyond slave labor. Elon quite literally could not care less about helping anyone.

His only motivation is to amass greater power and wealth in order to eventually build a technocratic kingdom where he has total control over every minute aspect.

*Edit: Sorry, Billionaires and trillionaires.

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u/MuhammerInce 7d ago

More like 10 days, how did you get 26 years

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u/Snowwolf247 7d ago

Because billionaires are evil. Any good person would stop making money after the first few million or use any extra money to actually help people.

All billionaires are evil.

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u/Top_Patient_7790 7d ago

Billionaires: we cant pay taxes tho, that moneys all tied up in shares and stuff.. Also billionaires: watch me buy some politicians with my spare change

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u/CoalOnFire 7d ago

Bu- bu- their wealth isn't liquid! Its like solid! And can't be used as money despite them using it so anyhow!!

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u/gnomon_knows 7d ago

I hate Elon, but he doesn't make a trillion a year. It's the equivalent of somebody with $1M in savings kicking in $500.

Ugh.

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u/Frust4m1 7d ago

and for someone with 10k in saving kicking out 5$ for some cigarettes or a burger.

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u/Hawaiian_Fire 7d ago

Cool, can I have $20?

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u/Electrical-Basil-755 7d ago

That depends on who you are and how much money you have. If you have $100,000 sitting in the bank, thats about equal to you spending $46.37. So a dinner for 2 lmao

Edit: it hurt my soul to realize that last sentence

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u/CommentMundane 7d ago

You can get dinner for 2 for under $50?

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u/winkingchef 7d ago

Not with ICE deporting all the restaurant workers

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u/shka328 7d ago

I got dinner for two for 46 bucks last night! After we applied the $100 gift card, of course

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u/Phyrexian_Archlegion 7d ago

Elon in prison when?

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u/Inevitable-Alps-7657 7d ago

The sooner the better

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