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Will billionaires like Musk be willing to pay their fair share of taxes to help support this? Doubt it.

He pays what the government requests of him (which is a lot, imo). He can’t pay more than the law mandates. So therefore he is already paying his fair share.

He is currently suing the government to get the NLRB declared unconstitutional. He spent mountains of cash to promote DOGE, which sought to cut government funding for various programs supporting the poor.

He is actively making it harder for the poor by applying his massive wealth.


> He can’t pay more

This is a bit pedantic, but any citizen can send a gift payment to the general federal government fund.


It'd taken you this long?

I'd like to sell you a brand-new sarcasm detector.

Maybe they just needs new batteries

For resale or personal use, I wonder ...


Can't wait for the headline "Antimatter has been sold for the first time ever - off the back of a truck"


This is the second time you've posted this (first time was here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47416155) and within a couple of minute of the original. People not answering quickly enough for you?


More word salad from Altman. Why do people keep listening?


A more detailed description and a link to the platform would be helpful.


It's not a bug. It's a feature.


A Please (or even a Pls) would have been nice ... But I upvoted anyway.


Is it just me, or is it always soon with GNU Hurd?


Hurd, but not seen ;)


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