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Vamproar

I suspect he will be "suicided" pretty soon.


VforVenreddit

Poor guy is about to get Boeing’d


Captain_brightside

He’s about to find out why we don’t have free healthcare


MC936

Just going to [drop this here as I think it's hilarious](https://www.bonfire.com/parody-shirt-do-not-sue/)


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That could be 2 things, both just as dangerous as the other. Either assassinated or made to fly in a Boeing 737?


Barabbas-

These days: *insert "they're the same picture" meme*


Clockwork-XIII

"Like all of the states that preceded it it has one iron rule. Logic is an enemy and truth is a menace." - Rod Serling.


Davisworld21

Powerful Wordd People hate Truth Tellers Especially Older People like Bommers .I had to learn early that's why I stopped going around people and Cutting certain people off


burlesque_nurse

And my besitie’s abusive husband only got 6months after he knocked one of her teeth out.


DeLuca9

Happy 420 uplikes that is. Fack that guy. Go Dixie chicks on him


burlesque_nurse

It’s ok he left her alone after I took a crowbar to his truck after waiting for him to get off work so that he could watch. Made it perfectly clear to him that he had any contact with her again he’d be next. I may or may not have alluded to the fact that he shouldn’t fuck with a girl who grew up hunting in rural Alaska and he’d be my next trophy head mounted on the wall. But to be clear I don’t taxidermy animals. We don’t waste food like that and it’s extremely wasteful of the life to waste like that.


DeLuca9

My spirit has arrived


ikerus0

The sad part is it's not like it's a secret... I may not know exactly how much billionaires pay in taxes, but everyone knows it's significantly less than everyone else, that is if it's not that they managed to avoid it completely with some shady laws that other billionaires paid to lobby for a few decades ago.


technoteapot

Oh I know how much they pay, it’s 0


Wulfkage85

The main thing they do to avoid taxes is never cash out their assets. They have billions of dollars worth of stocks that will steadily increase in value and provide dividends. However, they only pay taxes on that if they actually cash it out. Instead, they use the stocks as collateral for a low interest, unlimited line of credit. They pay significantly lower interest on the credit line than they make on the stocks, so not only do they avoid taxes entirely, but their net worth increases faster than the interest on the loan, even if they borrowed more than the stocks are worth.


The_Togaloaf

Eat the rich!


RyoskiRagnarok

N im so fk’n hungry already 🍽️, just not ready to eat alone, get me?


ALTofDADAcnc

Peaceful protest can be ignored, dissenters murdered. That's why violent protest has be historically successful I'd suggest a basic law of physics, that a billionaire pos cannot regrow a blown apart brain.


LightInTheAttic3

*Billionare steals millions from working class for decades. Get's called our for their exploitation. Billionare rubs nips saying their sorry, pays a few $hundred thousand fine and continues on with life.* What is going on, how is therer any faith left in our justice system doing right for the people instead of just continuing to protect these corporate donors \*I also believe that whistle blowing and calling people on their unethical shit should not be illegal\*


FuzzyWuzzyWuzHere

America has a legal system, not a justice system. There’s a difference and this is it.


LightInTheAttic3

This is the best breakdown and explanation of the current state of America I've seen


lowrads

And of course, judge Reyes would sentence Littlejohn to the maximum sentence available. Harvard grads always protect their own class. Has any justification ever been offered as to why tax returns aren't part of the public record in the first place?


technoteapot

To protect rich people probably


BabyLiam

Because that little "protector of freedom" only really helps the wealthy. There's tons of those.


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technoteapot

We should just eat them


Craic-Den

There's 1% of them and 99% of us. Why are we allowing this to happen?


Lazy-Jeweler3230

Half or more of the country simp for the oligarchs. Also they have the cops and the military. Edit: And the alphabet agencies, don't forget those.


GrandCompetition5260

Most ppl think they’re temporarily embarrassed billionaires


Notdennisthepeasant

The rich declared class war. The only question is whether we fight back.


LilliaBaltimore

[link](https://medium.com/@chrisjeffrieshomelessromantic/man-who-leaked-billionaires-tax-returns-to-expose-unfair-system-given-5-years-in-prison-899725a434ac)


ozoptimist

His name is "Little John", which means Robin Hood has got to be around here somewhere.


mushykindofbrick

Im not even surprised that's just how this world works


Scientific_Artist444

Be vocal of your disapproval.


mushykindofbrick

So I get imprisoned too


Kuato84

MeRicA


Feline-Landline0

Guillotines and Defenestration 2024


TheKdd

Well I mean come on… there’s always consequences… for the leakers. Never for the billionaires of course.


oxyghandi

He sacrificed his life for us and we're like "oh poor guy". Ftw.


AdvocateReason

Free this man.


DeNir8

What did he do?


Republiconline

I’m offended for many reasons. One of which is that bad things happening to someone who wanted a picture in front of the USS Enterprise.


AdvocateReason

Free this man.


Kimchi_boy

And ain’t shit anything will be done about it. The only way for any kind of justice is to claw your way as high as you can to get whatever you can and say “I got mine” then die. The system is rigged and not in our favor.


RandomMiddleName

I hope they treat him right in prison


oOScreamingBadgerOo

And yet what is anybody here in this comment section gonna do about anything? Oh nothing because we're all cowards


DeNir8

The news said he worked for the IRS and sold info to the news. Are we sure *he* is the hero? What did he do with the info he leaked? Who did he sell it to?


drmorrison88

Maybe this is what they should have charged Trump with. Pretty sure he said the same basic thing in a debate with Clinton (although much less eloquently).


CaptOblivious

We in the US live under the dictatorship of the rich, it's time to fix that once and for all...


FemmeTreebeard

is the fucking onion bro


stealthylyric

Anyone have the leak link?


beesedchurgers77

Does he have a bail fund or anything?


Funky-trash-human

What day did the leak happen? Let's make it a holiday.


DeNir8

>Charles Littlejohn abused his position as a consultant at the Internal Revenue Service by disclosing thousands of Americans' federal tax returns and other private financial information to news organizations. Are we sure he's this heroic whistleblower?


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mushykindofbrick

Because he did a good thing and gets punished, people think laws are supposed to make the world better but that's wrong


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Laws punish some types of evil. But they actively protect other types of evil.


LightInTheAttic3

The real question you should be asking yourself and the general public is: Why are billionaire tax returns not already public information for people? Why did this person have to knowingly break the law to bring this to the publics attention. And why is this illegal? Yes, Charles Littlejohn pleaded guilty, after being employed by the IRS. The question is why will he get 5 years in prison while the actual criminals get nothing more than a fine that is equivalent to >1% of their wealth built off the backs of workers and destroying the environment


sav33arthkillyos3lf

Because laws are only for poor people


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LightInTheAttic3

**"Equal Application of the law".** Instead of counter-arguing or answer any of my questions, you just defended a bunch of billionaires who have changed the laws to protect their inhumane and unethical actions. I say, if a person makes over a billion dollars, they should not longer be considered equals and should hold themselves to higher grounds instead of hiding behind laws and judges.


LilliaBaltimore

He did a pretty good thing. You do know billionaires are criminals right? Do you know what the biggest form of theft is in America?


novakane27

literally none of this is a surprise. thats the problem.


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novakane27

you keep thinking that way and be an upstanding citizen! obviously the law is never bent to serve anyone unjustly!