[-] demosthememes@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 months ago

It is the perfect place for him to write a book - or dictate it to someone who can.

[-] demosthememes@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

You can bet that WSB will have rocket emoji galore. One will drive up the other.

[-] demosthememes@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I remembered that Cuban was on record for saying & doing this & that link was the easiest to source from because so many people know who he is. I wanted to highlight the deed itself. More recently, was the open letter written by over 250 billionaires & multi-millionaires pleading to be taxed more than they currently are.
As you say, you know it's almost pitchfork levels when the letter, which was read at WEF in Davos, says

“Our request is simple: we ask you to tax us, the very richest in society. This will not fundamentally alter our standard of living, nor deprive our children, nor harm our nations’ economic growth. But it will turn extreme and unproductive private wealth into an investment for our common democratic future.”

According to the article, "Imposing a 2% tax on the world’s billionaires alone would raise almost $250 billion annually"
Question is, why are governments so reluctant to grant them this?

[-] demosthememes@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 7 months ago

Mark Cuban put his money where his mouth is. He made 300 millionaires out of the 330 employees in one of his earlier companies by giving them stock ownership.
Workers paid by the hour are ‘always going to fall behind, - Cuban

[-] demosthememes@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 8 months ago

As the GOP nominee he will begin to receive some intelligence briefings even before the elections, as early as July. It was recently reported that the White House, caught in a "damned if you damned if you don't scenario" that is synonymous with Trump, sided to go with tradition & allow Trump access to these, even while he fights a classified documents mishandling case in court. This wouldn't make any sense in a Jack Ryan novel & yet ...

'Content Creators' really need you to smash that "Like" & "Subscribe" button though!

Fair play to the dev. At least they are totally upfront so you know you can actually trust the work as being unbiased.

[-] demosthememes@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Marriott Hit With £18.4 Million GDPR Fine Over Massive 2018 Data Breach.
Source:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carlypage/2020/10/30/marriott-hit-with-184-million-gdpr-fine-over-massive-2018-data-breach/

I didn't even add all the companies, running out of floor space lol. I only added those with multi-million euro fines. Many omitted for settling unspecified amounts.

[-] demosthememes@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

People might actually get some rest. The last few years have been hectic due to social media.
I see your point though. Like how people took to the streets to protest the change of coca cola in '85. One protester went as far as say:

“This makes me angry. I'm angry, and I'm mad. I feel injured. Betrayed. Like a sacred trust has been violated ... People are having anxiety headaches. They've been placed in a distressed state."

... because New Coke didn't taste the same - they had to go back to coke 'classic'. 🤷‍♂️

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