silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoThe US national debt now stands at $40 trillionapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up1106arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1105arrow-down1external-linkThe US national debt now stands at $40 trillionapnews.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square14linkfedilinkfile-text
We’d have a normal manageable debt if it weren’t for Republicans cutting taxes for the rich and big companies
minus-squarefoggy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up15·2 days agoThere are 989 billionaires. One of them is a trillionaire. I think we could tax billionaires out of existence and nearly settle the debt in one fell swoop.
minus-squarew3dd1e@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoWith the amount of money that Elon Musk is worth, you could buy every NBA, NFL, MLS, NHL, MLB team in the US with enough leftover to also buy the top 20 European soccer teams.
There are 989 billionaires. One of them is a trillionaire.
I think we could tax billionaires out of existence and nearly settle the debt in one fell swoop.
With the amount of money that Elon Musk is worth, you could buy every NBA, NFL, MLS, NHL, MLB team in the US with enough leftover to also buy the top 20 European soccer teams.