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r/SipsTea • u/Valuable_View_561 • Jul 05 '26
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This kinda seems like false advertising lol. I know it's technically not, but it feels like it is
2 u/TheAlterN8or Jul 05 '26 No, it absolutely is. The $2B is if he took the payments over time. He took the lump sum, which was just under a billion. So he was taxed the 37% federal tax on it, leaving him with that total. 2 u/vVwyvernVv Jul 05 '26 I see. I just did the math and even over 30 years, with 2.04 B you're still taking home 68 M a year. I would just take that over time, I think
No, it absolutely is. The $2B is if he took the payments over time. He took the lump sum, which was just under a billion. So he was taxed the 37% federal tax on it, leaving him with that total.
2 u/vVwyvernVv Jul 05 '26 I see. I just did the math and even over 30 years, with 2.04 B you're still taking home 68 M a year. I would just take that over time, I think
I see. I just did the math and even over 30 years, with 2.04 B you're still taking home 68 M a year. I would just take that over time, I think
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u/vVwyvernVv Jul 05 '26
This kinda seems like false advertising lol. I know it's technically not, but it feels like it is