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TBF

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13. Billionaires are going to billionaire -

Reply to cbabe (Original post)

Wed May 27, 2026, 12:48 PM

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until we put an end to this nonsense.

The easiest place to start would be elimination of the cap on social security contributions. Others have proposed various types of wealth taxes.

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Watch: Zuckerberg's superyacht arrives in Seattle just as Meta cuts 1,400 local jobs [View all] cbabe Wednesday OP

I'm just a PCB66 Wednesday #1

my boat sweetapogee Wednesday #2

I can afford a sheet of paper Jerry2144 Wednesday #18

$300 million for a boat for one family? MIButterfly Wednesday #3

Or that $300 million PatSeg Wednesday #8

It will surely provide a few jobs. I say, let him have it DFW Wednesday #9

And, if were honest, Manatee Wednesday #17

Your maths are off. Meta recently laid off over 10 per cent (around 8,000) of its 78,000 workforce. Taking the 1,400 Celerity Wednesday #25

I was referring to Manatee Wednesday #27

it is too late to seize and sell the boat, but DonCoquixote Wednesday #19

Jealousy taxes? BannonsLiver Thursday #38

Zuckerberg and META are leeches Rob H. Wednesday #24

yt link- mopinko Wednesday #4

Thanks. cbabe Wednesday #6

Must be seen to be believed The Blue Flower Wednesday #7

More boos please pattyloutwo Thursday #35

yeah, i was disappointed. mopinko Thursday #36

Where are the orcas when you need them? The Madcap Wednesday #5

It is flagrant indeed PatSeg Wednesday #10

Or, one of those alleged underwater drones. GoCubsGo Wednesday #34

Fleets of Yachts. Dawson Leery Wednesday #11

Epstein Class...nt NEOH Wednesday #12

Billionaires are going to billionaire - TBF Wednesday #13

Damned right! Tax these parasites OUT OF EXISTANCE. There is NO excuse for this nation permitting PatrickforB Wednesday #22

Yachts, long a staple of the "look how rich I am" inventory are being supplanted. BobTheSubgenius Wednesday #14

Avoids taxes with Marshall Islands registration Bobstandard Wednesday #15

Yes Traildogbob Wednesday #29

I think Manatee Wednesday #31

Thank you. Traildogbob Wednesday #32

It's only 387' long, Bezos' mega-yacht is 417'. sop Wednesday #16

Pigs at the trough... dlk Wednesday #20

Shameless Emile Wednesday #21

Tax these corporate bums. Joinfortmill Wednesday #23

Toll fare charge at the Locks at the very least. cbabe Wednesday #26

Although my regard for Zuckerberg is nil, that is one beautiful boat! Sogo Wednesday #28

$300 million $s of drone bait. What a disgusting use of his money. Botany Wednesday #30

Seize it and make it a hospital or famine relief ship. orthoclad Wednesday #33

1,400 programmers could easily hack a yacht, no? RPM Thursday #37