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12. Imagine if ALL wealthy people did that

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 06:53 PM

Jul 3

This country would be such a better place. Sadly wealthy elites are very greedy and usually only "help" others including charities when it directly benefits them like say a huge tax write off. This is why we need to tax them under the same rates Eisenhower taxed them.

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Lost in all the Taylor Swift wedding hoopla [View all] senseandsensibility Jul 3 OP

Unlike a number of famous people... some_of_us_are_sane Jul 3 #1

Getting married in Madison Square Garden displacedvermoter Saturday #30

If there is a plus side to this whole thing... Initech Saturday #33

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Seriously! The nonstop coverage of him is getting to the point where I wish I could collectively keyword block him! Initech Saturday #49

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I'm not patronizing Jeff Bezos either. Initech Saturday #58

Our nation.... some_of_us_are_sane Saturday #48

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I wish them the best twodogsbarking Jul 3 #2

One of the good things about living abroad Old Crank Jul 3 #3

Celebrity hoopla makes me ill. Dr. T Jul 3 #4

I seem to be avoiding celebrity "news" effortlessly somehow, lol. ShazzieB Saturday #46

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Dolly Parton is a National Treasure! 🇺🇸 Unrepentant Fenian Jul 3 #5

And a lot of idiots on Threads are criticizing them, saying the donations spooky3 Jul 3 #6

People are sure generous with other people's money MIButterfly Jul 3 #8

Exactly. And how much have Musk, Thiel, the AI boys, and others, who have far more spooky3 Jul 3 #11

And she works extremely hard for her money! colorado_ufo Saturday #35

Yes she does. calimary Saturday #38

A lot of idiots on Threads (and elsewhere) have zero understanding of the phrase "net worth" ms liberty Saturday #44

I hope at least they are all Dems or Progressives, voting for higher taxes on the wealthy. RandomNumbers Saturday #47

I don't know anything about Taylor Swift. Tom Dyer Jul 3 #7

Great story! senseandsensibility Jul 3 #9

That's great 👍 MustLoveBeagles Jul 3 #16

senseandsensibility.......... Upthevibe Jul 3 #10

Imagine if ALL wealthy people did that TVguyCards Jul 3 #12

It's the equivalent of pennies to them. Blue Full Moon Jul 3 #13

Travis is worth $52 million so his half of the 26 (13 million) questionseverything Jul 3 #17

Now they have 2,052,000,000-20,000,0002,032,000,000 Blue Full Moon Saturday #31

Honestly...that sounds like what MAGA haters would post Bengus81 Saturday #59

This is exactly what I hate angrychair Jul 3 #14

Your comment might be justified if this was the one and only time that she gave. colorado_ufo Saturday #36

lost is that shes a billionaire who pumps co2 into the atmosphere SamuelTheThird Jul 3 #15

Gimme a break! oasis Jul 3 #23

There are over 100,000 commercial air flights per day worldwide. Perhaps you are focusing a little too much on the Whyisthisstillclose Jul 3 #24

ok... SamuelTheThird Saturday #34

Hater. nt. druidity33 Saturday #40

Very intelligent rebuttal SamuelTheThird Saturday #52

Remember your comment the next time you get into a car Prof. Toru Tanaka Saturday #45

Youre comparing her using a private jet constantly SamuelTheThird Saturday #51

Can you imagine the chaos that would ensue if Swift used public transportation? Prof. Toru Tanaka Saturday #54

she used her jet so much this year SamuelTheThird Saturday #55

TS has given away more than $230m sarchasm Jul 3 #18

What are you talking about? senseandsensibility Jul 3 #19

I think they meant to reply to someone else's post? synni Jul 3 #21

My apology senseandsensibility... sarchasm Saturday #53

Okay thanks for the explanation senseandsensibility Saturday #60

The people on here complaining about the size of this particular donation from Taylor Whyisthisstillclose Jul 3 #20

Those are the kind millionaires I like. oasis Jul 3 #22

It Was maybe 15 years ago. Guy I worked with, his wife was.C.E.O. of a company that was promoting a T. S. concert. 3Hotdogs Jul 3 #25

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I read a headline where they donated to a Nashville Ilsa Jul 3 #27

The donation to Dolly has been seen on BS vapor2 Jul 3 #28

Did she get married? Kelce? OAITW r.2.0 Jul 3 #29

Good tidings to the happy couple. Xipe Totec Saturday #32

THANK YOU. betsuni Saturday #39

not lost.... markie Saturday #41

TS has been a huge advocate of artists' rights vs AI LSparkle Saturday #42

She makes a lot of charitable donations COL Mustard Saturday #43

"Haters gonna hate!" MorbidButterflyTat Saturday #61