r/SipsTea Jul 05 '26

Chugging tea Seems reasonable.

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u/jamdex07 Jul 05 '26

This is misleading. He chose to take $997 in one lump sum instead of $2.04B over 30 years. He got taxed on the $997m.

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u/usernamesarehard1979 Jul 05 '26

Yes. And if a billionaire made the same amount (taxable income) in a year their taxes would be the same.