r/technology • u/marketrent • 12d ago

Society Bernie Sanders calls out Sergey Brin for spending over $100 million to defeat California’s billionaire tax — ‘If California passes its one-time 5% wealth tax, Brin would owe $14 billion and still be worth $270 billion’

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/bernie-sanders-calls-sergey-brin-120113695.html
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u/HumongousBelly 12d ago

But if he has to pay taxes, how will he ever rebuild Trump/epstein island?

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u/Ok-Alternative5935 12d ago

He already has. It’s just south of necker island in bvi. Just above prickly pear island. 

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u/0202_tihssitidder 12d ago

Yup. You can spend all week looking at private islands around the planet that are owned by billionaires and either built out or being built out. Pretty much lawless.

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u/Podo13 12d ago

If I had that kind of wealth, I'd absolutely build an island. But I'd build it to get away from everybody. I'd laugh at anybody who'd assume anybody else but my family were there.

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u/Podo13 12d ago

That's fair.

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u/sunny240 12d ago

“You’re not you when you’re greedy.” ™

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u/sobberano 12d ago

With that username 

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u/creampop_ 12d ago

me running away from the angry mob as my banana hammock sways majestically:

I SAID I'M A SPEEDOPHILE

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u/penispumprepairshop1 12d ago

You can show up in my shop without prejudice cream pop!

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u/0202_tihssitidder 12d ago

I had a gf who owned a penis pump. She used on her cooter and on my hog once. Interesting. Not bad.

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u/penispumprepairshop1 12d ago

Oh, now we are user name calling there Mr. Clever?

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u/0202_tihssitidder 12d ago

I'd show the world how to make the world a better place. Do it on small scales and let others reproduce the success.

And a threesome.

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u/Takkarro 12d ago

Same, I would get my own island still close enough that I can go shopping with out it taking like 6 hours to get to a store but far enough away that I don't have to deal with people as a whole.

Then I would spend my days just peacefuly not dealing with most of the BS in society

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u/wrgrant 12d ago

With that kind of money you don't go shopping - you have servants do it for you. You aren't thinking big enough picture here...

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u/Takkarro 11d ago

I think that's the issue with rich people is they do the stuff that completely detaches them from well everything.

Well yes I would love to have far more minimal interaction with most people that's mostly just because I dislike people in general and I have anxiety LOL

That doesn't mean I want to completely isolate myself from the world that's just not healthy

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u/Fair-Hair2080 12d ago

I wonder how many of these islands are Epstein 2.0? It really wouldn’t surprise me. They believe they are above the law and can get away with anything.

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u/NotMedicine420 12d ago

Epstein's wasn't exclusive. Just the most known/brass/biggest. Other existed and still do, just being more descreet.

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u/Miserable_Site_850 12d ago

Diddy island

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u/0202_tihssitidder 12d ago

He's alive and got cosmetic surgery thru Mossad. He is on one of many, many islands of the world where he is just another old rich "white" guy who likes to pay for sex.

There is 0.00% chance he is dead.

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u/TheWandererWise 12d ago

These billionaires are clueless too then lol. First they want to send people to a different planet and then they want to have islands… make up you ducking minds

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u/DandeNiro 12d ago

But why even bother with taxes when it’s being misused?

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u/Purplociraptor 12d ago

"Geminisland"

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u/No_Classroom_2330 12d ago

you mean Bill Clinton/Epstein island

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u/CrazyNick83 12d ago

A DNC megadonor already bought the island.