Dean Cain Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 This should finance Uncle Sam for 6 hours. http://money.cnn.com/2013/03/28/technology/zuckerberg-tax-bill/index.html?source=cnn_bin
KD in CA Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 We need a new "millionaires tax" because clearly guys like Zuckerberg are not paying their "fair share".
Fezmid Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 "Most people are thrilled, to tell you the truth," said Stan Pollock, a San Francisco area accountant who specializes in handling tax issues for tech workers. "I have had very few clients that get these huge windfalls who have resented paying the tax. They know they got lucky." Yeah, lucky. And happy to throw away a billion bucks. Yup.
Magox Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 Yeah, lucky. And happy to throw away a billion bucks. Yup. Got Lucky? !@#$ing idiots
Dante Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 Got Lucky? !@#$ing idiots No chance he actually could have earned it by being smart and working hard. Only in SF.
dayman Posted March 28, 2013 Posted March 28, 2013 Got Lucky? !@#$ing idiots LOL...Mark is a talented guy but yes he got real effin' lucky... In any event the comments are true he should pay in nickels
meazza Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 LOL...Mark is a talented guy but yes he got real effin' lucky... In any event the comments are true he should pay in nickels Where did he get lucky exactly?
dayman Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 Where did he get lucky exactly? He invented facebook. duh
meazza Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 He invented facebook. duh Oh I thought he won the lottery which is where luck usually plays a a big factor.
dayman Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 Oh I thought he won the lottery which is where luck usually plays a a big factor. Oh I thought there was such thing as luck that didn't involve a literal loto win.
meazza Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 Oh I thought there was such thing as luck that didn't involve a literal loto win. Generally if you invent a product and people are stupid enough to put their life stories on it to the point that it becomes a phenomenon, I would consider it being a genius, not really having to do with luck.
dayman Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 Generally if you invent a product and people are stupid enough to put their life stories on it to the point that it becomes a phenomenon, I would consider it being a genius, not really having to do with luck. Generally if facebook was the invention of that...you would be more persuasive. Nothing against facebook...just saying in terms of many of the top Cali Internet/tech companies...that one there is as lucky as it gets...separate yourself from the tax part of the topic of which I don't mean to connect the luck part but yes he was extremely lucky
Chef Jim Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 Generally if facebook was the invention of that...you would be more persuasive. Nothing against facebook...just saying in terms of many of the top Cali Internet/tech companies...that one there is as lucky as it gets...separate yourself from the tax part of the topic of which I don't mean to connect the luck part but yes he was extremely lucky Sorry you don't create a historic worldwide phenomenon that earns you billions by being lucky.
DC Tom Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 Generally if you invent a product and people are stupid enough to put their life stories on it to the point that it becomes a phenomenon, I would consider it being a genius, not really having to do with luck. I wouldn't consider it being a genius, either. He created a product that allows people to externalize their internal monologue, and then wrapped it in a MLM framework. That's doesn't require "genius"...that just requires, like most MLM scams, the realization that people are !@#$ing idiots. Sorry you don't create a historic worldwide phenomenon that earns you billions by being lucky. "But he couldn't have done it without the internet." So he was lucky, because he was born into a country where the internet existed and allowed him to create. Which is why he didn't build that, somebody else made it happen.
dayman Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 (edited) I wouldn't consider it being a genius, either. He created a product that allows people to externalize their internal monologue, and then wrapped it in a MLM framework. That's doesn't require "genius"...that just requires, like most MLM scams, the realization that people are !@#$ing idiots. also..once again he didn't create this. He packaged it well at a good time. And in any event, not taking anything away from it...just saying...of all people he was lucky...talented and all that yes obviously worked hard...but lucky as hell Edited March 29, 2013 by SameOldBills
Magox Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 (edited) LOL...Mark is a talented guy but yes he got real effin' lucky... In any event the comments are true he should pay in nickels Coming from you, doesn't surprise me in the least. Leftist douchebaggery at its finest. Edited March 29, 2013 by Magox
meazza Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 Coming from you, doesn't surprise me in the least. Leftist douchebaggery at its finest. i wouldn't call him a douche bag. Let's keep that for those posters who really deserve it.
GG Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 also..once again he didn't create this. He packaged it well at a good time. And in any event, not taking anything away from it...just saying...of all people he was lucky...talented and all that yes obviously worked hard...but lucky as hell Spoken like a typical envious progressive who's never created anything from nothing to a successful enterprise.
Dante Posted March 29, 2013 Posted March 29, 2013 also..once again he didn't create this. He packaged it well at a good time. And in any event, not taking anything away from it...just saying...of all people he was lucky...talented and all that yes obviously worked hard...but lucky as hell I guess like a lot of success stories there is a element of luck involved. This is probably no different. But he had enough insight an instinct that put him in a position that with a break here and there he could break out and become rich.
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