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pat_k

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20. No need to be broke for long. All it would take is a one-time levy on billionaires.

Tue Apr 28, 2026, 12:26 PM

Apr 28

A "down payment to the nation for the bounty you've earned on our backs" levy. It could definitely cover the existing deficit as we re-calibrate priorities and, at a minimum, repeal the tax cut on household income over $300,000 or so.

They would barely feel it. Instead of shoveling bribes at the regime, they would just be putting the dollars directly into the nation's coffers.

Here's what Gemini had to say: A one-time 20% levy on American billionaire wealth could potentially collect over $1.6 trillion, based on estimates that 938 U.S. billionaires held $8.2 trillion in collective wealth as of early 2026. This proposed 20% tax—distinct from a 20% income tax proposal—targets total net worth rather than just annual income.

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Pic Of The Moment: Why Should Taxpayers Waste $400 Million On A Secure Ballroom For Trump? [View all] EarlG Apr 28 OP

Post removed Post removed Apr 28 #1

Trump is giving Taxpayers the idea there's trillions in government Mr.Bee Apr 28 #2

"Me." Kid Berwyn Apr 28 #10

No need to be broke for long. All it would take is a one-time levy on billionaires. pat_k Apr 28 #20

First it was to be paid for by bribes..uh, I mean donations surfered Apr 28 #3

There is a supermax just down the road from me! niyad Apr 28 #4

How'd the price go from $300 to $400m? live love laugh Apr 28 #5

He puts the money in his pocket. Damn crook. Dave Bowman Apr 28 #14

they underestimated the price of gold spray paint from home depot? orleans Apr 28 #19

We already have a place for him in Florence, Colorado. The U.S. Super Max Prison. Botany Apr 28 #6

Home sweet home in a BumRushDaShow Apr 28 #7

Note the transition from "private donation" to US Taxpayer funding. Kid Berwyn Apr 28 #8

He can't build without congressional approval, and I suspect ... pat_k Apr 28 #22

K&R LetMyPeopleVote Apr 28 #9

He can have his fancy dinners at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC FakeNoose Apr 28 #11

Dont give him ideas. HubertHeaver Apr 28 #18

Transport from hotels to the gilded chateau will be charged to the non billionaire taxpayers Justice matters. Apr 28 #25

It should be an outdoor picnic, and let them walk to it FakeNoose Apr 28 #27

I Want To See Mr.Bee Apr 28 #12

THIS! calimary Wednesday #36

Trump does need to be in maximum security. dalton99a Apr 28 #13

Put him in the same Traildogbob Apr 28 #26

I like this one, Traildogbob! calimary Wednesday #37

First, charge that asshole with willful destruction of government property Scalded Nun Apr 28 #15

N.O. Clouds Passing Apr 28 #16

The Fox shock jocks have been going into overdrive justifying the bullshit ballroom. Initech Apr 28 #17

Well... DET Apr 28 #31

That's gross. Initech Wednesday #35

Wait a minute... quazimojo Apr 28 #21

If it's a ballroom Icanthinkformyself Apr 28 #23

Boy did you nail THAT one, Icanthinkformyself! calimary Wednesday #38

Talk around the table here wonders... BurnDoubt Apr 28 #24

a competent FBI would go a long way samsingh Apr 28 #28

You're just going for maximum recs Earl. BootinUp Apr 28 #29

Earl is the leading admin of this site--- I doubt he gives a shit about personal "recs" numbers Jack Valentino Apr 28 #33

Dude, the sarcasm was built in. nt BootinUp Apr 28 #34

Post Removed didn't care for the thread I take it. nt BootinUp Apr 28 #30

Why should US taxpayers waste money on any Secret Service detail for Trump--- ? Jack Valentino Apr 28 #32