this post was submitted on 04 Jan 2024
826 points (97.3% liked)

Political Humor

3560 readers
1 users here now

Post politically charged comedy here, but be respectful!

Rules

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 2 years ago (3 children)

I don’t get it. But I also don’t subscribe to mainstream media and news. Is this a play on media trying to sell bidenomics as good for common, or most, people?

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 103 points 2 years ago (6 children)

I think the implication is that rich people don't have popcorn ceilings, so if you do, you don't make enough money that his tax plan will hurt you. The premise seems flawed to me, but I could be interpreting it wrong.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 64 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Ceiling types who NEED to worry:

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

That second one is the one I want!

[–] Retrograde@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm gonna make that shit in Minecraft

[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

So. Many. Stair. Blocks. I salute you and what this will do to your free time.

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Coffered ceilings aren't that expensive so long as you have 10ft ceilings.

If you have standard 8ft ceilings you need to raise the ceiling to meet the 8ft code, which can be very expensive or infeasible(if you dont have an attic above the room.).

The poor version is to put a couple layers of drywall up to create the pattern, it does not look great.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I've done regular drywall ceiling more than once and I can't imagine how you would make good looking coffered ceiling out of drywall layers 😂

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

That is the neat part, you can't.

I have seen people who did like 2 layers on top of the original drywall and threw in some quarter round and denture, trashy. One was single layer and it was poorly mudded and separating at the transition with some screw dents, so I am wondering when it is going to fall off. I had some real "retirement project" vibes from the house, so I am guessing grandpa was "handy".

[–] Jknaraa@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago

Pretty sure people with those ceilings don't have to worry either, because they have plenty of tricks to hide their wealth from taxes. I get what OP means, but they really missed the mark, because it's pretty much only people with ceilings like the one he posted that actually have to worry: Rich enough to own a suburban home, but not rich enough to indulge in elaborate tax schemes.

[–] CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

They all look tacky to me. Expensive, but tacky.

[–] Death_Equity@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

The 3rd one looks like tin paneling, which is the middle class cheap imitation of a carved wood panel ceiling. So they would be at risk, depending on their actual income.

[–] TheBat@lemmy.world -3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why would ceiling types be worried and not the owners? Is there any lore reason for that?

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

They may get repossessed

[–] CannedTuna@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 years ago

Nah you’re spot on.

[–] azertyfun@sh.itjust.works 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ah, I was thinking "it's probably asbestos so long term financial planning is not something you should worry about" but your interpretation makes way more sense.

[–] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

I was thinking "Should they worry about crumbling lead paint?"

[–] JakenVeina@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

I was thinking it was a joke about asbestos. Yours makes more sense.

[–] Jknaraa@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I don't think you're wrong. I grew up in a more affluent area, and these types of ceilings are very popular there.

[–] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

How affluent? Because few people compared to the population actually make more than $400,000/year. So the meme would still stand.

[–] OldWoodFrame@lemm.ee 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

"The media" isn't trying to "sell" Biden's tax plan. Some guy on the internet is saying via meme that if you have popcorn ceilings, you don't have to worry about your taxes going up under Biden. Biden has famously pledged that he will not increase taxes on people making less than $400,000/year, so the implication is that people with popcorn ceilings make less than $400,000/year.

[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Have you ever seen popcorn ceilings in any of your multimillionaire friends houses? The bootstrap friends that we all have‽

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 1 points 2 years ago

Is this a play on media trying to sell bidenomics as good for common, or most, people?

Yes, but in a way that makes it actually correct.

It's about assuaging fears of people who think Bidenomics are extreme and will be worse for the working class than the Reaganomics that's still somehow popular with Republicans.

It's not a whole-hearted endorsement of every aspect of Bidenomics or a claim that Biden is a true leftist.