XPost: alt.messianic   
   From: punditster@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/21/2026 9:07 PM, dart200 wrote:   
   > On 2/21/26 3:40 PM, Julian wrote:   
   >> On 21/02/2026 16:56, Wilson wrote:   
   >>> On 2/21/2026 2:28 AM, dart200 wrote:   
   >>>> On 2/20/26 11:53 AM, Dude wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> A 5% California wealth tax on a $1 billion net worth would result   
   >>>>> in a $50 million tax liability!   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> This proposed one-time tax targets the approximately 246   
   >>>>> billionaires in the state, potentially costing them between $50   
   >>>>> million and $13 billion each, depending on their total wealth.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Does anyone except the Teamsters Union think this is a good idea?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> i hope they leave   
   >>>>   
   >>>> billionaires don't spend their money in ways that are useful to   
   >>>> local economies, and they have a lot retarded ways to not actually   
   >>>> pay tax.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> in fact they buy up excess property making it harder for everyone   
   >>>> else they leave, so better that they don't try to live here   
   >>>>   
   >>>   
   >>> So how much property, income & sales tax do the billionaires pay to   
   >>> the bottomless state budget pit that's Kalifornia?   
   >>   
   >> I guess at some point, on this trajectory, some shareholders might be   
   >> moved to sue companies that don't relocate from Kalifornia for   
   >> breaching their fiduciary duty to maximise returns on investment?   
   >>   
   >> In the UK publicly listed companies are legally obliged to maximise   
   >> profit... which is why, for instance, they are frantically unravelling   
   >> their DIE extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds.   
   >   
   > i hope they relocate   
   >   
   And take your job with them. Are you sure you've thought this through?   
    >   
   > tech companies are vastly more replaceable they think   
   >   
   Without the tech industry, we could plant more grape vineyards.   
    >   
   > their products categorically suck   
   >   
   Have you ever heard of Apple Computers? You're soaking in it!   
    >   
   > and they're bad *for* us   
   >   
   Bad if you don't have an Apple computer.   
    >   
   > someone who isn't replaceable is the likes of linux torvolds. worth in   
   > true value more than the rest of the tech billionaires combined.   
   >   
   >    > price is just a number u sheeplfried moron   
   >    >   
   >    > #god   
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