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Scuba

(53,475 posts)
Thu Jan 30, 2014, 09:49 AM Jan 2014

Scuba's Rule

I have a new rule for America: Once your personal wealth reaches $1,000,000,000 you will be declared to have won the game.

There will be a parade held for you in your home town.

You'll get a brass plaque with your name on it placed on the Washington Mall

We'll mint platinum collector coins with your image and sell them on late-night TV

Apple Computer will feature you on a screensaver

There'll be a country and western song written in your honor

One of the Big 3 will produce a "Your Name Here" pickup truck

Wall Street will hang your picture in the New York Stock Exchange

Raytheon will name a drone after you


But from that point on, your earnings will be taxed at 100%. Since there's no "wealth tax", you can live a life of luxury off your billion, and see to the future of your children, grand-children, great-grand-children and great-great-grandchildren, but a billion is the limit.

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Scuba's Rule (Original Post) Scuba Jan 2014 OP
Not bad, but I'd suggest a rate of 75% would do it. Adrahil Jan 2014 #1
No, at a billion, you have to give it all back. It's a great idea! Squinch Jan 2014 #4
Awesome idea! adirondacker Jan 2014 #24
I'm pretty sure I could scrape by on a billion. riqster Jan 2014 #2
"Scuba's Rule" does have a nice ring to it. Gidney N Cloyd Jan 2014 #3
Scuba for President. ~ nt antiquie Jan 2014 #5
Societies needs billionaires like faces need large warts. Half-Century Man Jan 2014 #6
Very good! rock Jan 2014 #7
Sounds good to me - TBF Jan 2014 #8
Hmmm. May do that anyway. No billion needed. geckosfeet Jan 2014 #9
Why do you hate America AtheistCrusader Jan 2014 #10
Way too high imo. n/t PowerToThePeople Jan 2014 #11
rec rec rec passiveporcupine Jan 2014 #12
I think an ass print on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with their named attached along kairos12 Jan 2014 #13
Good idea. Consider it done. Scuba Jan 2014 #14
"Raytheon will name a drone after you." DirkGently Jan 2014 #15
This is unfair. Jackpine Radical Jan 2014 #16
Nah, it's all about the parade. No amount of money comes close to the parade. Scuba Jan 2014 #17
Here's the problem with your theory Yavin4 Jan 2014 #18
That would be 1342 drones. progressoid Jan 2014 #19
Scuba 2016! 1000words Jan 2014 #20
"Apple Computer will feature you on a screensaver" - I don't know why I find that so funny! n/t whopis01 Jan 2014 #21
Why so stingy? aikoaiko Jan 2014 #22
Why continue to earn any money then? Boom Sound 416 Jan 2014 #23
You are right. Scuba could add: after earning that billion, all the means of producing BelgianMadCow Jan 2014 #25
So if I have a billion in cash Boom Sound 416 Jan 2014 #27
Hmmm, nothing to do with calling people names hootinholler Jan 2014 #26
Good idea, perhaps ... Laelth Jan 2014 #28
Damn, Scuba you're presecuting the 1% just like Hitler did to the Jews! Enthusiast Jan 2014 #29
 

Adrahil

(13,340 posts)
1. Not bad, but I'd suggest a rate of 75% would do it.
Thu Jan 30, 2014, 09:54 AM
Jan 2014

And oh yeah, ALL income, including capital gains, should be taxed the same. We don't have a problem with plutocrats not investing enough money.

adirondacker

(2,921 posts)
24. Awesome idea!
Thu Jan 30, 2014, 04:49 PM
Jan 2014

"Shit I got to unload this extra million. Quick send it to the homeless shelter before I end up there!"

riqster

(13,986 posts)
2. I'm pretty sure I could scrape by on a billion.
Thu Jan 30, 2014, 09:56 AM
Jan 2014

Works for me. Now I just gotta sell enough songs to get that billion...

Half-Century Man

(5,279 posts)
6. Societies needs billionaires like faces need large warts.
Thu Jan 30, 2014, 10:14 AM
Jan 2014

I say, once you reach half of that you be forced into retirement. No further earnings allowed. Go relax somewhere.

You can receive mental healthcare for your money addiction.

rock

(13,218 posts)
7. Very good!
Thu Jan 30, 2014, 10:18 AM
Jan 2014

With only a billion, you wouldn't have enough to spend millions bribing politicians nor for that matter, reason to do so.

kairos12

(12,794 posts)
13. I think an ass print on the Hollywood Walk of Fame with their named attached along
Thu Jan 30, 2014, 12:30 PM
Jan 2014

with the title "1/10th of one percent."

Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)
16. This is unfair.
Thu Jan 30, 2014, 12:43 PM
Jan 2014

Everybody knows the first billion is the hardest. Once you've made that, the second billion comes a lot easier. Why should people have to put in all that hard work on the first billion without then being rewarded by an easy run to the second?

Yavin4

(35,310 posts)
18. Here's the problem with your theory
Thu Jan 30, 2014, 01:45 PM
Jan 2014

Some where in the world. Somebody will have $1,000,000,000.01, which makes them richer than the person with a measly $1,000,000,000.00

BelgianMadCow

(5,379 posts)
25. You are right. Scuba could add: after earning that billion, all the means of producing
Thu Jan 30, 2014, 04:59 PM
Jan 2014

wealth that you own, except the billion itself, will go back to society, whose labor's fruits they ultimately always are.

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