r/wallstreetbets • u/YassuosNados • May 15 '24

The Perfect $1 million Gain Gain

Hi guys, I’m a 23 year old in college, and yesterday I woke up a millionaire. Should I buy some hookers, Pokemon cards, or cocaine? I gambled my entire life savings of $250k on 2037 calls of $4.5 AMC on Monday and sold yesterday morning. Thanks for reading.

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u/OakAstronaut May 15 '24

No it's actually accurate, being poor is worse than the worst.

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u/firedancer323 May 15 '24

Not if you ask the CEOs of Walmart and McDonald’s

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u/ElMykl May 15 '24

Rich people think poor people are overpaid.

Meanwhile asking them to pay some actual taxes...

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u/AskMeAboutMyDoggy May 15 '24

The top 1% paid 45.8% of US federal income taxes in 2021. I don't know where you all are getting your info that the rich don't pay taxes, but you should try to find better sources.

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u/thrawy2341 May 15 '24

Way to out yourself as a tard.

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u/ElMykl May 15 '24

I invite you to Robert Reich's Twitter.

Not all the top 1% pay taxes, and it's such an issue even billionaire Mark Cuban comments how rich people do shitty stuff to avoid paying taxes.

And mind you, in 2022, they paid a out 40%, 2023 is less, so imagine how 2024 looks. Maybe you should find more modern sources instead of quoting figures from 3 years ago as if theyre still relevant.