Quote (excellence @ Dec 18 2021 01:28am)
not surprising that a rich leftist pale woman swamp demon attacked an African American immigrant for being “too successful” with production and streamlining of electric vehicles. after he paid ~$15B in taxes for one year, which was immediately sent into the government’s general fund and spent in about 15 seconds
the irony writes itself
look, we of the left are extremely reasonable unlike the extreme republican right. So far Elon Musk's tax rate is about 50% on his income, and all we really want is the other 50% that is all, what can I say we are extremely reasonable.
EDIT: wait one of my leftist friends reminded me that only taking 100% is a mistake, just to be extra sure we really need 101% as the fair tax rate for the rich, so what I said before +1%, thanks that should be all
Quote (fender @ Dec 18 2021 12:49am)
right wing nut jobs simping for an eccentric billionaire with weird hair, who doesn't pay their fair share of taxes? how refreshing...
doesn't even matter if they are pedos, frauds, or apartheid profiteers. there's no boot you guys would not deep-throat, huh?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-Zoy-it4cYwent back and watched the video, and sad to say this is 5/10 at best, *sigh* this guy just needs to get more woke, first of all he should have just skipped that part of the video where he talks about how some of the things Elon Musk are doing is good. I mean like you said do we really need to lick Elon's boots? Apparently this guy thinks so, and while I think there is merit to the strategy of largely ignoring Musk's actual accomplishments and instead just attacking him for his weird or offensive personal views or tweets - I mean that is good stuff I agree just avoid the substance and dig around in the side topics, but why not just go right at him harder. Why not take off the gloves and really go at him?
Anyway, I like how he attacks capitalism as being a system that doesn't reward businesses for providing people with goods and services that people want, but rather is a system that just tries to make money, and as we on the left know that happens by magic. Companies don't become successful from being efficient and finding better or new ways to provide people with the goods and services they want, no businesses just alienate people and ruin their lives and then money just magically grows and appears. As such, this guys heavy tilt towards socialism I am fully on board with. I think he could have gone a little harder on the criticism of capitalism, maybe talked a little about how wonderful a place like Cuba is and how much nicer it has been to live there than a crap hole like the United States, but eh I guess no one is perfect.
This post was edited by softcoresux on Dec 18 2021 02:03am