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James48

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7. Great idea.

Reply to bucolic_frolic (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 23, 2026, 06:26 PM

Mar 23

Anytime you reach a billion dollars, that person/company needs to be split into 10 100 million dollar separate companies. Or 25 25 million dollar entities.

They can grow. But if they grow too
Big, they need to be broken apart and sold. And the government is the selling agent, who gets 2% of thh he reveals price as commission.

Some exceptions- for high value industries like Boeing- a billion is not too big for them. Make it ten billion for an already qualified mega corporation.

And mega corporations get zero tax breaks. Period.

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The Treasury just declared the U.S. insolvent. The media (somehow) missed it. [View all] usonian Mar 23 OP

Then we should sell off our 1%. markodochartaigh Mar 23 #1

That's a novel idea. Don't tax them, don't deport them. Sell them off, factories and all. bucolic_frolic Mar 23 #2

But who would want to buy them? haele Mar 23 #3

Bring out the Gimp. JoseBalow Mar 23 #17

Great idea. James48 Mar 23 #7

Stunning malaise Mar 23 #4

Governmental accounting differs from business accounting. Not just a little either. twodogsbarking Mar 23 #5

Not really news just the debt numbers climb a bit. Should be a plank in the Dem platform to address for some time now. dutch777 Mar 23 #6

If only we had somoene to run our government like a business. ffr Mar 23 #8

Yep, that's exactly what he's doing - running it like those 6 businesses of his that went bankrupt. TheRickles Mar 23 #10

What social programs are left for GOP to cut? IronLionZion Mar 23 #9

Little dark humor Blue Full Moon Mar 23 #11

They need to pay up. Blue Full Moon Mar 23 #12

And bezos litteraly gave like $40 millions to the nude model in the Epstein circle. Justice matters. Mar 23 #18

As Reagan used to say, the Government spends like a drunken sailor. COL Mustard Mar 23 #13

The national debt... crossed $39 trillion--almost doubling since Trump vowed to erase it Justice matters. Mar 23 #21

And he'll get it... COL Mustard Mar 23 #23

I believe that there was a Roman Emperor Dan Mar 23 #14

Modern Romans have other ways to take your money. usonian Mar 23 #15

No doubt he would do it but he'd keep the money... Justice matters. Mar 23 #22

The only thing he's successful at is bankruptcy. BigmanPigman Mar 23 #16

Funny how we aren't hearing the GOP braying incessantly about the deficit Zorro Mar 23 #19

Get it back from them who stole it. Kid Berwyn Mar 23 #20

We just sent 3000 airmen to the Middle east Oppaloopa Mar 24 #24

Something something something Six117 Monday #25

He's winning every day that one or more horiffic videos are not released. usonian Monday #26