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You in particular need not worry about ever hitting that max GBU_28
The goal is to stop the bleeding for those being exploited by billionaires (the entire nation minus ~50)
But that's just it - they genuinely are worried about exactly that, because they've been convinced by the people exploiting their labour for profit that they too can become a billionaire one day if they just work hard enough and make sure to never remove their tongue from the boot standing on their neck!
This is a live demonstration of propaganda at work.
One day I might be mega rich and then people like me better watch their step!
Yup, exactly.
What max? Who defines it?
Nice try with the personal insult. Schoolyard stuff.
I don't think you're being insulted, just that the limit can be unobtainable by 99% of people and still be effective. Personally I think that's a possible thing, but also a pointless thing, a wage cap is going to do nothing to redistribute Jeff Bezos' wealth in a sensible manner.
I found the phrasing targeted, but that's probably because a rude person was calling me a numnuts at the same time.
I wish it was phrased the way you di, it would be more civil.
Further, I agree with you. I'm worried about it being abused and corrupted to keep laborers down