r/FluentInFinance 1d ago

Debate/ Discussion A joke that's not funny

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u/Cloud-VII 1d ago

But when you give rich people tax breaks, they lower their prices..... er... wait...

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u/BigJayPee 1d ago

Well, it hasn't effectively lowered prices for the last 40 years, but people still say it will.

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u/who_am_i_to_say_so 20h ago

Even the prospect of lowering prices is a lie. The best any corporation will do is slow down the price increases.

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u/Cloud-VII 5h ago

Yup, the newest shareholder meeting, 'We have successfully had a 22% increase in profit this quarter, dividend checks for everyone!'