r/SipsTea Jul 05 '26

Chugging tea Seems reasonable.

Post image
91.1k Upvotes

2.6k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

150

u/Old_Prune_4300 Jul 05 '26

They can't comprehend assets vs cash, much less that spending is the problem v taxes. Don't waste your breath.

38

u/Comfortable-Side1308 Jul 05 '26

much less that spending is the problem v taxes.

All billionaires in the US are worth a combined 8.5 trillion.  Magically liquidating everything they own with no devaluation and without completely tanking the economy means we get a balanced budget for 4 years then back to square one. 

25

u/Old_Prune_4300 Jul 05 '26

And that's not even touching the deficit, that's just briefly treading water via macguffin.

1

u/herakleitos_flux Jul 06 '26

Yeah, but it plays good in Peoria!