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Caliman73

(11,767 posts)
20. "For sure, it would be very problematic if I was consuming billions of dollars a year..."
Tue Apr 19, 2022, 05:26 PM
Apr 2022

No, actually. If you were consuming billions of dollars a year, then that money would be flowing into the economy you stupid idiot. The problem is the billionaires hoard wealth, keep it out of circulation, that is unless they are using it to buy politicians to rig the game even more to their favor.

When you give wealthy people money, it does not return to the economy like when you give it to middle class and poor people. WE buy things. That pays people to make those things. If 10,000 people by 2 pairs of pants each, that is 20,000 pants that need to be made. You don't buy 20,000 pairs of pants. Even if you buy a 90 million dollar private plane, it is only ONE plane and a very niche industry that is supported.

Typical clueless piece of crap.

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You don't become a billionaire by spending your own money ck4829 Apr 2022 #1
What a bum. Ray Bruns Apr 2022 #2
He's a sociopath. N/T Jm7603 Apr 2022 #3
Pretty soon I expect him to grow his toenails and use tissue boxes for shoes LakeArenal Apr 2022 #4
LOL! zuul Apr 2022 #8
They should charge him rent. Polly Hennessey Apr 2022 #5
Elon Musk has friends? VWolf Apr 2022 #6
we used to have a term for that, "MOOCH" n/t babydollhead Apr 2022 #7
In other words, a father of 7 children is homeless. tinrobot Apr 2022 #9
Well, TFG doesn't own any houses either Farmer-Rick Apr 2022 #10
No way he doesn't have an end of the world tricked out bunker. N/t LiberatedUSA Apr 2022 #11
Sounds like accounting BS Blues Heron Apr 2022 #12
A daily "we hate musk" post USALiberal Apr 2022 #13
A daily "Here's another reason from his own mouth to hate Musk" post gratuitous Apr 2022 #15
He sure doesn't make it easy to like him, that's for sure. NickB79 Apr 2022 #19
You're so right... lame54 Apr 2022 #21
His home is a 70m Gulfstream G650. Mosby Apr 2022 #14
Affluenza... 2naSalit Apr 2022 #16
Does Elon Musk vote??? ultralite001 Apr 2022 #17
So Essentially A Billionaire FreeLoader Me. Apr 2022 #18
"For sure, it would be very problematic if I was consuming billions of dollars a year..." Caliman73 Apr 2022 #20
YES! This is exactly the problem with the money hoarders. SalviaBlue Apr 2022 #23
Sounds like he's dodging the IRS and bill collectors FakeNoose Apr 2022 #22
He has 2 children with Grimes maxsolomon Apr 2022 #24
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