politics

When life gives you billionaires, make billionnaise.

Billionaires should not exist. You don't get to be a billionaire without exploiting people - for that matter once you get over about 10M you're probably stepping on people, or exploiting systems, in order to continue growing your wealth. And why, exactly? It's a sickness that gets worse the richer someone gets. It's been studied and confirmed that people who have excessive wealth convince themselves that they deserve it, they earned it individually, and that they are special and more valuable than others. So instead of riding off into the sunset, they feed their addiction by buying outsized and unearned power in order to shape the laws so that they can make more money. Just fuck off already - you won at capitalism, now get the fuck out of the way and stop screwing over everyone else and making our lives miserable.

Beyond 100M we should just take it all for the state. 100% tax rate. If you want to keep earning beyond that, then great, you will have the glory of contributing to the public good.

But since billionaires have convinced idiots to advocate against the idiots' own interest, and argue that the billionaires can't be constrained in any way, then this will never happen in the current social context. So next best thing is to do as Bill says. Put the fear of God into them.

The least we can do is give them mock trials and public executions.

Well, that is a bit excessive.
Rabid dogs are put down because there is no cure for their disease, and they cannot be controlled, and their very existence will bring harm to others and...

Nevermind.

Not the first nor the last time Burr has made similar comments on the billionaires place in American politics. He is right though.

based

Bill Burr's project to turn every mansion into Luigi's Mansion

Billionaire dont deserve our respect nor loyalty. They can go fuck themselves for all I care. Dogs however are loyal and love us unconditionally.😂

CEOs could maintain control of society while avoiding bad press simply by providing people with what they need—living wages, healthcare, and secure retirement plans. They could still rule while ensuring a fairer system. BUT THEY WONT.

Fucking based, I need more people with focus saying shit the people are thinking.

Maybe we collectively need to recognize billionaires like they recognize their workers. I propose the following:

1. “Becoming a billionaire” is still a thing that the most aggressive, ambitious sociopaths among us can aspire to. Because they and the broken people that idolize them will insist that great things cannot happen without the promise of great rewards. And obviously the only “reward” of any meaning to them is money.

2. Once you are a billionaire, you get a nationally broadcast pizza party on CSPAN and we engrave your name into a plaque in some “hall of smart winners” somewhere in DC. You are declared a champion of the economy and the President shakes your hand and declares a one-time national day to be in your honor. Or they read your name during the superbowl that year or whatever. Your place in history is locked in.

3. Assets and earnings in excess of 1 billion are seized and given to charity, or infrastructure, or healthcare or whatever. Used for the betterment of society. It should be done responsibly in a way that won’t ruin the assets, for example not liquidating billions in stock all at once.

4. The government publishes a leaderboard every year that shows which Champions of the Economy™️ gave the most back to society that year in the form of excess earnings. And we all pretend that we’re REALLY impressed.

They can have their on-paper status and their superficial adoration they hunger for. And they can even be stupidly rich by ANY standard.

Burr 2028: Fuck This Bullshit

Imagine if we gave hoarders the same status we give wealthy people.

Like you're invited over for dinner.

You get to the door and ring the bell. They yell, "come in." You push the door open against 10000 stacked news papers pushing back at you. You're instantly hit with the smell of animal feces and urine. You unironically say, "wow, so decadent." You climb over a pile of furniture and to get to a small clearing in with a couch and a coffee table covered in clutter. You tell your host, "So much stuff, I'm so jealous, you truly possess all the worlds material goods." They heat up some discount canned ravioli on a hot plate because the only place in the entire house you can habitate is that small clearing with the couch.

After you finish your fine dining experience you leave and you realize you never once saw any animals.

Hoarding is a disease. Doesn't matter if it's useless garbage or the idea of a pile of money you'll never use.

Free luigi

I used to like Bill Burr. Now I love him.

So I guess he’s not welcome on Joe Rogan anymore?

Bill Burr for senate

Good. Need more of this.

I do think he's quite wealthy though....

common bill burr w

Thiel should be the first to go, that asshole has been making the rounds recruiting billionaires for a takeover for years

Hello? Is this the based department?

The rich are not the problem, the wealthy are the problem. I like the way Chris Rock put it: 'Shaq is rich... The white man who signs his check is wealthy.'

Millions of people could be up there with Bill Burr, if a few hundred wouldn't hoard over half of all wealth in the country.

Disagree. Rabid dogs who must be euthanized deserve care, compassion, and respect when doing so. Rabies isn't a life choice a dog makes.

Billionaires deserve no such care, compassion, or respect.

also did Bill Burr ever apologize for all the transphobic shit he's said recently? Don't get me wrong, I'm happy with anyone of any walk of life gaining class consciousness, especially if they talk about it. But it'd be even better if he's stopped being transphobic on top of that.

Man Bill Burr went from being a heel edgelord to a champion of the working class. He's a true American.

Bros humor is salty as hell but i like it. Kinda a hookers and cocaine kind of leftist.

Yep, let people make all the money they want, but once you hit 10 billion, you get luigi'd.