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vanessa_ca

(947 posts) Mon Feb 9, 2026, 02:09 PM Feb 2026

Epstein asked Gates how "to get rid of poor people"

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA02020599.pdf

Placing “get rid of poor people” in the same conversation as grooming minors for “casting calls” lays bare an elite mindset that treats human beings as commodities—and the vulnerable as stock to be used.

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Epstein asked Gates how "to get rid of poor people" (Original Post) vanessa_ca Feb 2026 OP

Democrats had "The War on Poverty," Republicans have "The War on Poor People." sop Feb 2026 #1

Right. The wording is clear. progressoid Feb 2026 #4

Musk, Thiel, Ellison, Epstein are Accelerationists. blm Feb 2026 #2

+1 You can't despise these people enough. -eom vanessa_ca Feb 2026 #5

I think that's why they have a Priapism for Greenland. Uncle Joe Feb 2026 #3

The answer to that question is VERY easy... Moostache Feb 2026 #6

Bravo!!!! I second every word of that. Marie Marie Feb 2026 #7

Your answer is correct of course, but Epstein was probably thinking Bluetus Feb 2026 #13

His wife just announced she's divorcing him vanessa_ca Feb 2026 #8

Man on the Street Offers Solution (Monty Python's Flying Circus) Grokenstein Feb 2026 #9

The answer. Tax the rich, feed the poor, 'til there are no rich no more. twodogsbarking Feb 2026 #10

Also, check out the creepy subject line - "Your niece". LisaM Feb 2026 #11

And, "how old is she now?" progressoid Feb 2026 #12

sop

(19,330 posts)

1. Democrats had "The War on Poverty," Republicans have "The War on Poor People."

Reply to vanessa_ca (Original post)

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 02:16 PM

Feb 2026

Both parties want to get rid of poverty, they just have starkly different methodology.

progressoid

(53,387 posts)

4. Right. The wording is clear.

Reply to sop (Reply #1)

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 03:21 PM

Feb 2026

Not, "how do we end poverty?" but rather, "how do we get rid of poor people?"

blm

(114,763 posts)

2. Musk, Thiel, Ellison, Epstein are Accelerationists.

Reply to vanessa_ca (Original post)

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 02:31 PM

Feb 2026

vanessa_ca

(947 posts)

5. +1 You can't despise these people enough. -eom

Reply to blm (Reply #2)

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 03:43 PM

Feb 2026

Uncle Joe

(65,538 posts)

3. I think that's why they have a Priapism for Greenland.

Reply to vanessa_ca (Original post)

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 02:35 PM

Feb 2026

They've written the people of Earth off using all manner of chaos to achieve their ends, and Greenland is their version of Noah's Ark

Thanks for the thread vanessa_ca

Moostache

(11,297 posts)

6. The answer to that question is VERY easy...

Reply to vanessa_ca (Original post)

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 04:13 PM

Feb 2026

How do you "get rid of poor people"?

You start by eliminating multi-billionaires. Taxes and incentives to divest of holdings that are not being used beyond personal enrichment are an affront to god and man at the levels we see now. There is nothing that should allow for individuals to bankrupt the nation by gaming the system and abusing the public trust. MAKE. THEM. PAY. No discounts, no carried interest. No more private armies to strike fear in the people and arrest the 'other'... no more.

Then, when you run out of them, you eliminate billionaires.
Then, if you STILL have poor people to "get rid of", you eliminate centi-millionaires.

You do this at the same time that you tax all corporations for the costs of all infrastructure and social costs of their businesses.
Toxic waste generated? They clean it FIRST, then claim 'profits'...
Roads and bridges stressed by shipping needs? They fix them or pay into a superfund to finance the maintenance and upkeep of the roads, bridges, airports and seaports. THEN they claim profits...

The bottom-line is this - we are not 'broke', we do not have a resource problem, we are not destitute - IF (and this is the big IF)... IF we collectively wake up and take control of the government, the military and re-establish public media as a primary and inviolate source of information and actual debate on how to proceed. We have a massive access and distribution issue.

No more billionaires alone would solve about half of the problems right away.
When billionaires no longer rule to world, the people will be better off for it.

How can we save the poor? I would offer up Bezos, Gates, Musk, and all the rest as kindling for the ultimate Bonfire of the Vanities...

Marie Marie

(11,524 posts)

7. Bravo!!!! I second every word of that.

Reply to Moostache (Reply #6)

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 04:35 PM

Feb 2026

For years I watched the greed grow and just knew that it would eventually take us down as a country.

Bluetus

(3,089 posts)

13. Your answer is correct of course, but Epstein was probably thinking

Reply to Moostache (Reply #6)

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 05:17 PM

Feb 2026

"I mean, how do we get rid of the poor people who aren't hot? I can use the hot ones."

vanessa_ca

(947 posts)

8. His wife just announced she's divorcing him

Reply to vanessa_ca (Original post)

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 04:40 PM

Feb 2026

In light of recent events in the news this week, I am prepared to share a personal update.

Barry Josephson and I are going through a divorce. I was not aware of Barry’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein during our entire marriage. I respectfully request privacy and prayers for our children and I during this time. Thank you to all who have shown compassion and respect.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DUeSNEAEtv2/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==
https://www.facebook.com/brookejosephsonmusic/posts/pfbid02EWkTjUsfnoNno1qkUubFg4mKNojFuYDXykhr32QomeBhUDcwy51L3FU3aoz3tH1Dl

These included an email exchange in 2011, where Josephson, 69, told Epstein: 'I have "the" girl,' adding, 'Young, attractive, insane rack.'

Josephson said the woman had been 'smart, although not a genius, but very efficient, will do anything, and tight lipped period end of story,' according to the documents released by the Department of Justice last month.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-15540917/barry-josephson-divorce-bones-producer-epstein-files.html

Grokenstein

(6,425 posts)

9. Man on the Street Offers Solution (Monty Python's Flying Circus)

Reply to vanessa_ca (Original post)

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 04:42 PM

Feb 2026

(also applied in Gaza)

twodogsbarking

(19,353 posts)

10. The answer. Tax the rich, feed the poor, 'til there are no rich no more.

Reply to vanessa_ca (Original post)

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 04:43 PM

Feb 2026

LisaM

(29,686 posts)

11. Also, check out the creepy subject line - "Your niece".

Reply to vanessa_ca (Original post)

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 04:45 PM

Feb 2026

It makes reference to her age (16) and asks for her mom's contact information.

Ewww.

progressoid

(53,387 posts)

12. And, "how old is she now?"

Reply to LisaM (Reply #11)

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 05:05 PM

Feb 2026

Makes me ill.

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