How we are encouraged to think about Billionaires in America. --> Last time I checked, billionaires have feelings too. When you tax a billionaire, how do you think they feel? How do you think it feels to get taxed when you’re a billionaire? You just think about that. /1
Some people think it’s a good idea to tax billionaires. Well let me tell you something. If we tax billionaires we might as well just go ahead and tax ourselves. Keep your hands off my billionaires! /2
Also, what if the other Russian billionaires Make fun of our American billionaires if they have to pay taxes? Do we want Russian billionaires making fun of our American billionaires? I’m sorry but I can’t live that way. /3
What will happen if the billionaires only have $100 billion instead of $101 billion because they get taxed? Will they lose the billionaire contest? Will they be failed billionaires? We should be super worried about the poor billionaires. I know I am. /4
I saw a poor billionaire the other day who couldn’t even afford a second private island. OK, I didn’t actually see them because they don’t come near me but if we tax these poor billionaires they will be one island billionaires. Heart wrenching. /5
It’s all fine and good to say tax the billionaires but what happens if a billionaire needs an extra billion for a rainy day? What if a billionaire has $1 billion rainy day? Yeah, then you’re going to feel pretty bad about taxing that poor billionaire aren’t you? Yes, you are. /6
I can’t sleep nights thinking about the poor billionaires. Someone might make them pay taxes. Dear God, it’s too horrible to imagine. What’s wrong with America? Leave our poor billionaires alone!!! /7
And so on. /8

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