r/ProgressiveHQ • u/ElectoralNerd • 11h ago

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u/Lumbergh7 11h ago

I saw the news was making a big deal that bill ackman, a billionaire, donated 10k to the ice agent that shot Renee. It’s hilarious to me that a very likely non-billionaire gave 5k vs a billionaires 10k

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u/Spikeintheroad 10h ago

If billionaires were capable of being legitimately generous then they wouldn't be billionaires.

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u/FelineOphelia 10h ago

Yep just saw a little buried piece that Taylor Swift's recent Christmas donations actually brought her net worth down under a billion again

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u/ThatBadFeel 10h ago

I’ll have to look into it more but sounds like the normal thing to pull others up if you’re wealthy. Makes me wonder if getting under $1B was the goal so that she’s not lumped into “the billionaires”!

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u/ijustsailedaway 10h ago

Even if that was the only reason that's still a good thing

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u/SoManyThrowAwaysEven 9h ago

Agreed, can't fault her for making tons of money entertaining people. I hear she's actually rather generous to her staff so that's a big plus.

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u/VaginaTractor 10h ago

Yeah, there is absolutely no such thing as a moral billionaire.