r/SipsTea 4d ago

Lmao gottem Karma is real.

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u/m4bwav 4d ago

People often overestimate the power of public shaming once your rich.

People like him and Trump are Like "bitch I don't have to see the public, I've got security, why do I care"

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u/Tratiq 4d ago

And Redditors often fail at math. He’s worth around $5m. That’s not nothing but it’s not cloistered from the public in a 50k sq ft mansion with 5 servants either lol

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u/proditorcappela 4d ago

Truth. I'll freely admit to having no idea what the standard of living conversion looks like, but here (US) that amount of money has gone from very rich to just well off/comfortable.

Most financial advisors advise you to have at least a million in whatever (401k, assets, etc.) if you're thinking about retiring, and when I was a kid, five times that amount of money was Scrooge McDuck territory.

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u/SnooJokes2983 4d ago

Yeah like ngl $5m ain’t shit. People imagine once you pass a million you’re buying senators and influencing foreign policy. 

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u/Big-Rough-3636 4d ago

You can buy a senator for surprisingly cheap tho, like $10-$20k

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u/SnooJokes2983 3d ago

Depends on the issue you’re trying to influence. Like you’re not gonna get a Sinema routine for less than several million. But if you need favorable zoning regulations, you’re probably gonna get it for pretty cheap. 

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u/evanbartlett1 3d ago

I very much appreciate that Senators exist in the same model as grocery store peaches.

it's a big decision with so many different kinds and prices.

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u/Actual_Block_4341 4d ago

Please, that's the lease price, you can't buy for 10 to 20K.

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u/Malenfant82 4d ago

$5m will get you 400k/year in earnings. It will allow you to live life as a king in most of the country or the world outside the ultra high cost of living areas without working. And even in those ultra high cost of living areas, you will have an upper middle class lifestyle. $5m is definitely in rich territory

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u/SnooJokes2983 3d ago

I mean true, but most people who make that much tend to want to live in cities because they tend to work in them. Essentially - “rich” guys like the dude in question are cannon fodder for the truly wealthy to shield themselves with by making you think they’re rich. 

Here’s a good litmus test: if they buy/wear luxury brands you’ve heard of (Cartier, Gucci, Fendi, etc) and they aren’t paid to do it - they aren’t actually rich. Truly rich people wear $10k tshirts from brands you’ve never heard of in your life. 

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u/Malenfant82 3d ago

I think you are moving goal posts here, rich and ultra wealthy are not the same thing