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Re:Urgent: Sign the petition now by RivieraKid on Saturday March 11, 2023 @06:53PM (#35114094)
So Paul Graham, who is vehemently against taxing the rich, wants a bailout? Funny...
Re:Urgent: Sign the petition now by nickpeterson on Saturday March 11, 2023 @07:00PM (#35114222)
People think they succeed because they’re smart, rugged individuals who never give up. They can’t recognize the survivorship bias in their own lives.

The answer to a lot of our problems as a country is much stronger taxes on the rich. People who say otherwise are either wealthy themselves or under some delusion they eventually will be (lottery winner mentality). Luckily you can ignore them because they’re such a small fraction of actual people, they’re just loud online.

Re:Urgent: Sign the petition now by simple-thoughts on Saturday March 11, 2023 @07:35PM (#35114773)
I disagree, because the other side of more taxes for the rich is more services for the rich eg bailouts. The reason these entitled folks feel they are justified in asking for a bailout is that the services they paid for (government oversight and guarantee of banking) was not the quality they expected. To them, it’s not a bailout, it’s a refund.
Re:Urgent: Sign the petition now by nightmarish on Saturday March 11, 2023 @06:56PM (#35114151)
Well duh, help for him, not for you, idiot.

Now be a good dummy and help him screw you over!

Re:Urgent: Sign the petition now by jjtheblunt on Saturday March 11, 2023 @07:45PM (#35114882)
He doesn't seem to have signed it.