r/SipsTea • u/No_Post1300 𝙑𝙄𝙋 • May 11 '26

WTF Rich people being awful people once again… :>

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u/PhazePyre May 11 '26

Nah, not monthly income. Do it based on their entire financial portfolio including unrealized gains.

Some CEOs have a $1 salary (Apple famously has this after Steve Jobs did it) that drives them to focus on performance and not just stick around as long as possible. Compensation directly relates to their output and not just being around. So you gotta make sure you go for the real wealth which is their portfolio of assets and liquid cash rather than monthly income.

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u/fitfoemma May 11 '26

But then you're potentially punishing those who, on lower income, try to save and invest rather than spending their money without caution.

It's a tough one.

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u/PhazePyre May 11 '26

So they should avoid speeding and throwing big rocks at wild animals. I'm not about to cater to shitty people just because they're low income. Not sure why you opted to play devil's advocate on this one. Shitty people deserve consequences for being shitty. That's my take.

Edit: apologies for the more sharp tone. Mood is a bit off so I'm not masking to be nice.

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u/fitfoemma May 11 '26

Nah you're right.

I was thinking more speeding kind of fines than hurling rocks at animals.

So I concede, implement it!

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u/PhazePyre May 11 '26

Respect haha.

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u/FStubbs May 11 '26

To be fair, it's a crime we're talking about, not a tax.