A billionaire talking about getting by with less is why we should have never gotten rid of guillotines - ThreadSky

donachaidh.bsky.social • 109 days ago

A billionaire talking about getting by with less is why we should have never gotten rid of guillotines

Here one of Elon Musk's lickspittles explains their plan: Persuade regular Americans to accept huge cuts to Social Security and Medicare so that billionaires can get gigantic tax cuts. I don't think they'll be able to pull it off, but we'll see.

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jcounts.com•109 days ago

Everyone’s message to Jason: “Get by with less? You first”

richwanket.bsky.social•109 days ago

I’m a professional woodworker….i can build stuff.

stillbevens.bsky.social•109 days ago

Thinking there is any way to get rid of America’s “I’ve got mine fuck you” culture is fucking demented and delusional at best. That’s the entire manta of the gop.

egnowit.bsky.social•109 days ago

"We can get by with less" except when that affects rich people through taxes. It's only the poorer people who depend on government services who have to get by with less.

lostinpa.bsky.social•109 days ago

Americans want? Says who?

msspearo.bsky.social•109 days ago

I feel like there are other, better ways, we could all “work together” and accomplish something. Like on a billionaire hunt.

liberalrage.bsky.social•109 days ago

30% of Americans voted for this

mrsolsen.bsky.social•109 days ago

It’s going to be a lot tougher to pull off than this little Jimmy of Sunnybrook Farm thinks it will be.

mrmbb.bsky.social•109 days ago

That’s a cutting edge comment…..

jesswagtail.bsky.social•109 days ago

Be more French 👍

ralphsnyder.bsky.social•109 days ago

Or ... hear me out! ... we could cut subsidies to fossil fuel companies, pharmaceuticals, agribusiness, and defense contractors.

davidkuhne.bsky.social•109 days ago

Let’s cut SpaceX’s budget because colonizing Mars is a stupid fucking idea

donachaidh.bsky.social•109 days ago

Fuck that, Biden should've used the Defense Production Act to nationalize SpaceX

rosie1972.bsky.social•109 days ago

Okay I just love this ❤️ may I quote you at our family Thanksgiving table 🦃

ianbennett.bsky.social•109 days ago

Considering we have been paying into social security for our working lives, I think it is fair to demand ours vice collective sacrifice. Otherwise it’s just theft.

ianbennett.bsky.social•109 days ago

It’s not a handout…it’s our money

mathandstuff.bsky.social•109 days ago

And we are _entitled_ to it.

We should fight for the proper word usage, when it's appropriate.

It was a neat trick to add negative connotations to the most appropriate word.

vkiser.bsky.social•109 days ago

Why take money from people who've been paying into it all their life? That is horrid.

lmgates567.bsky.social•109 days ago

I'm sure we can put one together pretty fast!

constancediack.bsky.social•109 days ago

Look at other authoritarian countries. The oligarchs. The leaders are rich. Everyone else just scraps by

kytravelers.com•109 days ago

I mean, how do we bring them back?!? If the 1700 French peasants could do it, why can’t we?!?

skwalker.bsky.social•109 days ago

Funny how “millionaires” and “billionaires” think that the AVERAGE American should learn to live with less…

And their MAGA Republican supporters will probably justify their pain…

“Well if we need to cut SS and Medicare because Donald Trump says so…” to them I say ENJOY!

wicksdoug.bsky.social•109 days ago

Fuck them! Social security is a trust fund we paid into. Social security is not a handout. Lying bastards!

gubbbo.bsky.social•109 days ago

The great thing about a guillotine, they are super cheap to make

donachaidh.bsky.social•109 days ago

Someone figured out the $1500 COVID stimulus checks would've perfectly covered the cost of materials

daveheikkila.bsky.social•109 days ago

I mean, there’s no reason we can’t start building them again. The technology is very basic.

owlgoddess24.bsky.social•109 days ago

We’re gonna need a lot more tumbrels too.

celticdragon1.bsky.social•109 days ago

trippsea.bsky.social•109 days ago

Ha, came here to say this!

cinderellaenflambe.bsky.social•109 days ago

Sure buddy I can't live without a balance budget!
(I really think this is going to be a hard sell. 98% of their voters were pissed off to think anyone got something for free that they had to pay for. Now, no one will get anything for free. It won't free up any free stuff for them either.

rockyhi.bsky.social•109 days ago

One has to admit, the guillotine did marvellous things for French society. Centuries later, they have better maternal care and more paid holidays than we can dream of.

thatshockratees.bsky.social•109 days ago

Could you 3D print a guillotine? Asking for a friend.

prozacelf.bsky.social•109 days ago

I suspect that considerably fewer than "all" americans really consider a balanced budget a huge priority and most of the ones who do have a fundamental misunderstanding of why and how the government of the largest economy in the world can consistently have deficits and be functional

gerrymanders.bsky.social•109 days ago

The French would be rioting in the streets over these cabinet picks.

tinep.bsky.social•109 days ago

Elon Musk was once in favor of UBI. Doing away with the scarcity mindset. We live in the richest country of all time. If the government were more effective at utilizing it's resources and harnessing Americas wealth, us lay people wouldnt be making sacrifices, we'd be living more comfortably.

nw89ta.bsky.social•109 days ago

When asked how what financial sacrifices he’ll be making…

skzimm.bsky.social•109 days ago

how about America starting it's sacrifice by taxing personal fortunes over $1b @ 50% with escalators? ELON, show us what you're made of?

johnmtwells.bsky.social•109 days ago

We can easily build new ones and have them up and running by late January

gobarbara.bsky.social•109 days ago

Who is this asshole? You first bro

shmof16.bsky.social•109 days ago

Getting minimum wage, while your boss takes a raise
As he lies through his brand new teeth, he is...
Carcinogenic (Carcinogenic)
Over-working, working nurses and teachers
Whilst you preach austerity is...
Carcinogenic (Carcinogenic)

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