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MrsCheaplaugh

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89. Yes...

Sun Dec 28, 2025, 11:53 AM

Dec 2025

and even as a married gay man, he'll hand big bucks to whatever RWNJ politician who ensures he'll never have to pay taxes, no matter how much rotten anti-gay rhetoric they spew otherwise. He has enough money to actually guarantee the leopards won't eat his face. The hell with everybody else.

Eat the rich.

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Snowflake Thiel plans to leave California over a f*cking ONE PERCENT "billionaires tax." ONE F*CKING PERCENT. [View all] Miles Archer Dec 2025 OP

I wonder if he'd consider leaving EARTH entirely. johnnyfins Dec 2025 #1

Mars Needs Wealthies IbogaProject Dec 2025 #35

Greedy n greasy NAZI Kid Berwyn Dec 2025 #2

Thiel is worse than Musk ever THOUGHT of being. Miles Archer Dec 2025 #15

For starters, he OWNS J.D. Vance. valleyrogue Dec 2025 #49

Guy wants to eliminate the risk democracy presents to his money. Kid Berwyn Dec 2025 #66

This message was self-deleted by its author Kid Berwyn Dec 2025 #67

To be fair, the competition is pretty intense. thought crime Dec 2025 #81

Those poor Brits. The ultra right has done a great job of ginning raw hate up against immigrants, and PatrickforB Dec 2025 #71

And from another Tax Payer funded stadium, Traildogbob Dec 2025 #3

Good riddance. hunter Dec 2025 #4

Send him back to... MarcoZandrini Dec 2025 #82

Please don't come to my state you malfunctioning degenerate psycho. Maru Kitteh Dec 2025 #5

Hoity-toity, self-entitled little pricks. CousinIT Dec 2025 #6

Is the tax rate lower in Russia? surfered Dec 2025 #7

"Fuck these people." --Hunter S. Thompson Dulcinea Dec 2025 #8

Arrest his fascist ass 31st Street Bridge Dec 2025 #9

On what Greg_In_SF Dec 2025 #33

Make up one 31st Street Bridge Dec 2025 #90

That's not Greg_In_SF Dec 2025 #91

Always sad to see folks openly embrace authoritarianism and pine for their own dictator. tritsofme Dec 2025 #92

Yeah, let's all hold hands with the billionaires 31st Street Bridge Dec 2025 #93

G T F O ZDU Dec 2025 #10

Confiscate his passport so he can't return - TBF Dec 2025 #11

You need a passport to travel to California? MichMan Dec 2025 #65

That's over a billion dollars for him FBaggins Dec 2025 #12

The ultra-rich can easily borrow against their assets to avoid triggering capital gains unblock Dec 2025 #14

They'll borrow against assets to fund the purchase of other assets FBaggins Dec 2025 #20

I'm not disputing that he might leave California, on paper anyway, unblock Dec 2025 #42

Problem being that he can't take California with him... hunter Dec 2025 #23

Don't forget a snow shovel. BidenRocks Dec 2025 #38

Oh no!! MorbidButterflyTat Dec 2025 #57

A billion? I'm coming up with $50M. A one time 5% tax on one billion $$ Bengus81 Dec 2025 #83

His net worth drmeow Dec 2025 #87

Thanks,read it again...... Bengus81 Dec 2025 #88

Will California be having a new state holiday? Vinca Dec 2025 #13

Greedy fucking money hoarders UpInArms Dec 2025 #16

Ok, bye. LoisB Dec 2025 #17

Somalia. multigraincracker Dec 2025 #18

Bye bye Fuck face. You should move to Russia, Putin will help you save your pennies. Autumn Dec 2025 #19

Mars has no taxes. Pinback Dec 2025 #21

He's an advocate of Seasteading, VGNonly Dec 2025 #22

I wonder if a retroactive penalty tax would be legal should they leave for that reason. cstanleytech Dec 2025 #24

A lot of us here at DU popsdenver Dec 2025 #37

"And here we sit..." OldBaldy1701E Dec 2025 #62

YUP popsdenver Dec 2025 #86

Obviously his only principle in life is profit above all, no matter how small. What a small human being. Martin68 Dec 2025 #25

The billionaires won't leave. See Massachusetts Millionaires Tax Blaukraut Dec 2025 #26

He's the type who passes kacekwl Dec 2025 #27

If we go nationwide with a 1% tax will he leave for good? /nt bucolic_frolic Dec 2025 #28

That would require a constitutional amendment FBaggins Dec 2025 #70

Sixteenth amendment still-prayin4rain Dec 2025 #72

Doesn't help FBaggins Dec 2025 #74

In addition to 16th amendment arguments, there's also a good argument that the apportionment rule applies still-prayin4rain Dec 2025 #75

If it only applied to real estate and tangible personal property... FBaggins Dec 2025 #78

It was needed at the time because a later overturned SC case was the law of the land. still-prayin4rain Dec 2025 #79

It never rains in California Tetrachloride Dec 2025 #29

Well, bye. Wednesdays Dec 2025 #30

He's an attention whore JustAnotherGen Dec 2025 #31

I know this is a stupid question, but: AverageOldGuy Dec 2025 #32

A person who's empty inside Pinback Dec 2025 #36

Exactly. MorbidButterflyTat Dec 2025 #59

They are addicts. Just like any drug addict. travelingthrulife Dec 2025 #54

Good riddance karin_sj Dec 2025 #34

Make him stay until he pays. Initech Dec 2025 #39

Freedom to travel Greg_In_SF Dec 2025 #40

Oh, okay! MorbidButterflyTat Dec 2025 #60

So, are you saying Greg_In_SF Dec 2025 #64

No MorbidButterflyTat Dec 2025 #76

Okay Greg_In_SF Dec 2025 #77

An immigrant from Germany who doesn't want to chip in for the good of Americans Mblaze Dec 2025 #41

And it's not just "being charitable" - he has made his money on our backs TBF Dec 2025 #44

Thanks and well said. Mblaze Dec 2025 #55

Eat the rich lonely bird Dec 2025 #43

Entitled is an understatement. Dawson Leery Dec 2025 #45

He would say it is the principle because he and most of his other oligarch companions' only Bev54 Dec 2025 #46

Theil probably has most of his income sheltered anyway Bluetus Dec 2025 #47

Wish they would all move to their compounds in Honduras and Costa Rica to live out their little randian fantasies. pecosbob Dec 2025 #48

bye bye. AllaN01Bear Dec 2025 #50

Any chance of him leaving the country period??????? vapor2 Dec 2025 #51

Good! Now leave the country, traitor. travelingthrulife Dec 2025 #52

Billionaires are hoarders duckworth969 Dec 2025 #53

Lucky California! nt Cha Dec 2025 #56

It's not 1%, it's 5%. 1% a year for each of the next 5 years. n/t Ms. Toad Dec 2025 #58

I'm appalled that my state wants a 1% increase in taxes for those with wealth over 1 billion dollars. Buddyzbuddy Dec 2025 #61

Bye Felicia SirReal69 Dec 2025 #63

go ahead Peter, move to a maga state elduge Dec 2025 #68

Yes... MrsCheaplaugh Dec 2025 #89

K bye! Iggo Dec 2025 #69

If they leave, that would make California even cooler! BComplex Dec 2025 #73

They want their personal money in some place like Texas, but their investments still here. paulkienitz Dec 2025 #80

He should move to Moscow, where Putin will confiscate half of his wealth FakeNoose Dec 2025 #84

Profit over civic duty. Every time with these guys Torchlight Dec 2025 #85

Sounds like tax evasion Patton French Dec 2025 #94

Governor Newsom opposes this tax Jose Garcia Dec 2025 #95

Good for him, the wealth tax does not survive basic scrutiny. Abolishinist Dec 2025 #97

What a fucking piece of shit. Initech Dec 2025 #96