We’re talking actions limited to something one human could achieve - so not wishes, but could be something amazing or rare like “become president”

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    8 months ago

    Honestly? Petition the government to establish a tax function that starts at 0% and approaches 100% the more income you make. So by the time you’re making like 5 million a year, that 5 millionth dollar is taxed at like 99.9%. And make that a fucking constitutional amendment, so rich assholes couldn’t change it. And make it illegal to use your stock as collateral for a loan, or just consider loans as income. And capital gains count. Basically guarantee that the 1% actually pay into the system they take so much from.

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      8 months ago

      I would petition the government to make lobbyism illegal. Maybe this could be the start for cracking down on corruption more successfully…

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      One of the big issues I see with that proposal is that at some point, due to inflation an annual income in the ball park of 5 million dollars a year will be considered ‘middle class’. And then the average person will be hit with substantial taxes from a then archaic tax law.

      At that point you’ll need a constitutional amendment to shift the goal post which is nearly impossible to do such. (At least at this moment in time it is.)

      At that point the budget would likely have finally balanced itself out due to the higher tax rates. So of course there will probably be politicians arguing against making this change as it will effectively kill the federal budget, because shifting the tax laws will mean the government will be taking in substantially less.

      It’s a super well intentioned idea at the moment but it’s really a disaster in the making for a future generation.

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    8 months ago

    Win the lottery. Money can’t buy happiness, but it sure can solve a lot of problems and make life easier and more comfortable.

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      8 months ago

      Congratulations! You win one million, but only 400k after tax. Your relatives and friends won’t stop sounding you now.

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        8 months ago

        You can set up a trust and have a lawyer accept it to keep you anonymous, even in public winner states. Obviously you buy the ticket when it’s at 1 billion+. Now you invest it after taxes and live off 20 mill+ yearly yield.

        You start a hands off small business to launder your own legal money. This is how you explain to your family that you were able to build a small modest home at least an hour away - just far enough to be inconvenient but not impossible for family to visit. Your real home is a custom built stone castle just over the hill in your back yard. You build a tunnel connecting them in case family drops in unannounced.

        Or just do the first part and fake your own death. Depends on your relationship with family and friends.

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    I would do the same thing I do with rare, single use items in video games (Think the Master Ball). I would save it indefinitely in case there is a time that I really need it in the future. I would die having never used it.

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    Become governor and Make Florida Freaky Again. Unwind the gerrymandering. Install my cabinet of freaky progressive politicians who want the state to have clean beaches, public transportation and less need to drive. More tax money to clean up our mess, and stop fighting people who just want to be themselves. Expand Medicare. Just work to bring balance to the force in general.

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      There are a select couple I would like to inconvenience, but it is highly unlikely they will care about my death at all.

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      Have you looked into donation chains? Often a ton of people who are willing to donate to somebody but can’t will queue up and wait until a compatible match enters the queue and potentially set off a chain reaction of donations.

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        8 months ago

        It’s him unfortunately. He started feeling unwell 3 weeks ago, had a heart attack like event last week, turns out undetected terminal liver cancer, too unwell for any treatment. It sucks, but every day he has left is a gift.

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    Write a death metal song that brings peace and unity among all people and governments in the world, that every single person on the planet wholeheartedly loves to sing and dance/headbang to.

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    I hope my bussiness succeeds and that I don’t ever need to go back working to someone else. Only been one month so far so too early to tell.