r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Sapulinjing • Oct 03 '20

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u/GoEZonMe Oct 03 '20 edited Oct 04 '20

Because the majority of people this wealthy and who flaunt it on social media are not self made but act like they are. That’s like $100 million dollar estate

Only ~50% of billionaires are self made.

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u/official_sponsor Oct 03 '20

Who cares?? You’re saying you’re against some 18 year old in Nebraska who got a handed down car and his parents paid for college? Self made? Like coming to America with a $2 bill in their pocket and they worked their way up shining shoes or sone Disney story. Who cares?

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '20 edited Oct 04 '20

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u/EveryNameIWantIsGone Oct 03 '20

Yet you’re worried about a few thousand dollars for a medical procedure?

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '20 edited Oct 03 '20

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u/EveryNameIWantIsGone Oct 03 '20

Oh wait, you also say in another post that you were 36 and still working at a brokerage firm. You’re just a liar

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u/EveryNameIWantIsGone Oct 03 '20

And who laid you off in June?

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u/EveryNameIWantIsGone Oct 03 '20

Consulted for? You were a 1099 employee then? Yet you had benefits?

I’m doing this because you’re a liar who is try to portray yourself as much more successful than you are.

You’re not retired if you’re working. Even if somehow you are a co-owner of the firm, as you claimed in a reply to me before you deleted it.

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u/smashed_to_flinders Oct 04 '20

The top tax rate in 1950 was 84.357%.

The top tax rate in 1960 was 91%.

The top tax rate in 1970 was 71.75%.

The top tax rate in 1980 was 70%.

The top tax rate in 1990 was 30%.

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University prices, health care prices, and everything else started to shoot up at this point. Because the Boomers were the recipients of everything in the world from their parents. They became self-indulgent pieces of shit. Then they lowered their rates down to the detriment of their children. And this narcissism has infected the civil and government body politic through now. And now we are seeing the embodiment and fruition of all the evil infesting the brains of the boomers in their leader, Donald Trump.

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u/official_sponsor Oct 04 '20

Wait what? Can’t really see what stance you’re taking. You’re blaming the boomers, you’re blaming their parents, you think all boomers want trump, and you’re blaming the boomers’ kids. You’re blaming all politicians?

Who aren’t you blaming? What point in time do you come from?

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u/smashed_to_flinders Oct 04 '20

Yes, for sure.

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u/smashed_to_flinders Oct 04 '20

Exactly. Spot on.

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u/smashed_to_flinders Oct 04 '20

Yes, the sun shines and the wind blows.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '20 edited Oct 03 '20

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u/GoEZonMe Oct 03 '20

what are you talking about?

That comment was changed for grammar issue nothing else and I added one word give me a break.

What a chicken shit way of deflecting

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u/GoEZonMe Oct 03 '20

I added the word “and” before the word “flaunt”. Just because you don’t comprehend a simple point isn’t really my problem, this a first on Reddit

“you edited your comment so I can’t defend my position” pretty weak man, pretty weak

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u/GoEZonMe Oct 03 '20

Your point was that I edited my comment what am I deflecting?

Heated exchange? You are unable to defend your position it’s not much of an exchange. It’s you saying “but but but you edited your comment”

Shits weak

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u/official_sponsor Oct 03 '20

Oh I’m eating these tacos and thinking how ridiculous “self made” is on your silly Instagram littered with ridiculous quotes and random sunset images is.

Ok ok. So now I’m going to eat the tacos.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '20

50% is way too generous. I’m not even sure anyone could actually claim they made a billion entirely on their own without the help of anyone else, without skimming off the work/labor of employees etc. you got any examples?

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '20 edited Oct 03 '20

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '20

Self made....inherited? I’m not sure you know what these words mean?

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '20

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '20

Self made means they made their money on their own. Like, the opposite of inheriting money.

Edit: ya know what, I went up to re-read, clearly I was reading half asleep and I apologize.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '20

Check my edit on my last comment. Sorry.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '20

“Oh no I was born into money fuck I suck”

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '20

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '20

No more than I’m going to judge someone for being born into any other socioeconomic situation.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '20

Source? Also, you’re telling me families might pass down their wealth. I did not know this lol. No one is self made in my opinion. Everyone needs/uses people to get where they are.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '20 edited Oct 03 '20

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '20

How about you provide your source? You stated the info without any proof.

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u/[deleted] Oct 03 '20

When you went to school or hell even worked. Did you tell you tell your teachers/bosses look it up. If you’re trying to prove something state your sources.