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[excelsiorlef]

You know, he'd be able to easily win the presidency if he liquidated, say, half of his shares and used them to concretely fix a real-world, observable problem anywhere in the U.S.

Yeah but that involves caring

 

[excelsiorlef]

Even with all that money, he's just a normal guy.

This guy is faker than a Russian twitter bot

 

[sphagnum]

You know, he'd be able to easily win the presidency if he liquidated, say, half of his shares and used them to concretely fix a real-world, observable problem anywhere in the U.S.

Even easier, if he just gave away 1 million dollars to every citizen over 18 years old before he even declared his campaign officially. He wouldn't even be giving up half a billion. He could just bribe the citizenry.

"Just for being on Facebook, have a free million dollars!"

 

[smokeandmirrors]

No one should have that much fucking money.

That's fucking theft.

 

[theWB27]

No one should have that much fucking money.

That's fucking theft.

From who?

 

[smokeandmirrors]

From who?

Employees.

And the country. He's clearly not paying enough taxes.

(Not that taxes really fund the government anyway)

 

[Killthee]

Does Zuckerberg even make public appearances? I don't think I've seen him give a single speech, so I can't imagine him running for president.

He's on a pr tour traveling the country and has plans to visit every state.

 

[Random Human]

Does Zuckerberg even make public appearances? I don't think I've seen him give a single speech, so I can't imagine him running for president.

Have you seen The Social Network? He's like that but even less charismatic and more boring.

 

[Tagg9]

He's on a pr tour traveling the country and has plans to visit every state.

Christ, I just watched a speech of his and he reminds me of fucking Jared Kushner.

 

[Sunster]

literally pick any issue in our country and fix it. you have the money. do that and maybe i'm in.

 

[Hierophant]

This guy is faker than a Russian twitter bot

legit tho i don't think i know a single side that actually likes zuckerberg so nice lmao

 

[Jag]

On December 1, 2015, they announced they would eventually give 99 percent of their Facebook shares (worth about US$45 billion at the time) to the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative.

Let's get to it.

 

[Vault Dweller 111]

Employees.

And the country. He's clearly not paying enough taxes.

(Not that taxes really fund the government anyway)

It's stealing to not pay more taxes than the laws call for?

 

[Deleted member 22576]

Even with all that money, he's just a normal guy.

This dude was talkin about butcherin his own chickens because he loves fried chicken like 10 years ago.

For Real.

 

[Epsilon-delta]

The primaries are going to be fun in 2020.

 

[What did he mean by this?]

"I'll give every American $100 if you vote for me"

 

[Killthee]

Christ, I just watched a speech of his and he reminds me of fucking Jared Kushner.

Dude has no charisma and I can't imagine him winning any office till he finds some.

 

[Eusis]

No wonder he's getting into politics. What else do you do with that amount of money.

Philanthropy?

End world hunger?

Sell stock, fix anything you want.

Discreetly fund the politicians you approve of while not getting yourself in the battlefield directly?

 

[facetheslayer92]

"Vote me in and I'll deposit $200 into every citizens' bank account."

 

[Stinkles]

"On Monday alone, Zuckerberg gained nearly $1 billion." damn

 

[Angelus Errare]

He has a clause that lets him retain control of FB if he leaves to run for a political office.



https://www.wired.com/2017/01/zucks-sure-acting-like-someone-might-run-president/

Of fucking course.

 

[mcfrank]

Even easier, if he just gave away 1 million dollars to every citizen over 18 years old before he even declared his campaign officially. He wouldn't even be giving up half a billion. He could just bribe the citizenry.

"Just for being on Facebook, have a free million dollars!"

Uhh you might want to check your math. By your math there are only 500 people.

 

[aeolist]

uh guys we can't practice purity politics, if zuckerberg wants to run don't be negative or you're just helping trump win

 

[nhlducks35]

Employees.

And the country. He's clearly not paying enough taxes.

(Not that taxes really fund the government anyway)

It's stealing to not pay more taxes than the laws call for?

You don't get taxed on net worth people

 

[Slayven]

Time to steal more land from Pacific Islanders

 

[FullMetalx117]

deserved, won't be surprised if he's the richest sometime within the next few years

 

[sphagnum]

Uhh you might want to check your math. By your math there are only 500 people.

Ha, you're right. It's been a long day.

He could still give away a bunch anyway.

 

[Sunster]

uh guys we can't practice purity politics, if zuckerberg wants to run don't be negative or you're just helping trump win

that would be the case if he somehow got the nomination. but he's got less of a chance of that than my cat so.. i know /s but still

 

[Ogodei]

The only thing that can defeat a rich narcissist, is another rich narcissist.

The 2020 U.S primaries is going to be brutal.

If Mark wants to piss away money trying to win the Democratic nomination he can just give it to me instead.

 

[Codeblue]

Mark Zuckerberg, listen to me. You don't need to come all the way out to Oklahoma to prove that you care about us. I'm not looking to sit down and have dinner with you. A single act of compassion speaks volumes about a person. Just pay off my student debt and you can have my vote.

 

[Auto_aim1]

The primaries are going to be fun in 2020.

After all the shit in 2015 and 2016, you are looking forward to another one? Really???

 

[cubicle47b]

After all the shit in 2015 and 2016, you are looking forward to another one? Really???

Not really, but you need an election to get rid of Trump (or Pence).

 

[SCULLIBUNDO]

Nobody, and particularly not Zuckerberg would be naive enough... what I mean to say is if he's going to New Hampshire for the reason you're thinking he would mask it with something. It wouldn't be an official trip. He'd make up a benign excuse to be up there.

 

[Stinkles]

Time to steal more land from Pacific Islanders

Oh like if you had that kind of money you wouldn't use it to steal sensitive native lands to ensconce yourself in a few meaningless extra acres of privacy on a distant pacific island.

 

[Slayven]

Oh like if you had that kind of money you wouldn't use it to steal sensitive native lands to ensconce yourself in a few meaningless extra acres of privacy on a distant pacific island.

I would pay high class models to play out my favorite scenes from comic books, that and challenge Bronsonlee to a Brewster's millions game.

 

[Epsilon-delta]

After all the shit in 2015 and 2016, you are looking forward to another one? Really???

I'm not. My post was dripping with sarcasm.

 

[Deleted member 22576]

no way yall. glass cube in the middle of a cherry tree forest. with a scale blue whale skeleton cast hanging from the ceiling of the cube.

good wifi in the cube.

 

[Haly]

No wonder he's getting into politics. What else do you do with that amount of money.

World Peace.

Zuck has "you have released the genie of the lamp and he grants you 3 wishes" money. Obviously, you get one wish to for yourself, one to free the genie, and the third is world peace or you're being rude.

Curing cancer is an acceptable alternative.

 

[Zolo]

Dude has no charisma and I can't imagine him winning any office till he finds some.

Yeah. This is a big thing. I also don't think Republicans would get into him like Trump. Democrats would be much harder to convince to vote for him than Republicans would for Trump.

 

[Oppo]

i thought Putin was the richest depending on the status of orphans or something

 

[Stinkles]

I would pay high class models to play out my favorite scenes from comic books, that and challenge Bronsonlee to a Brewster's millions game.

Firm but fair.

 

[tuna_love]

how did i know it would be a white male before clicking on the link

 

[Gordon Shumway]

that 2Live Crew notification setup wasn't easy, but totally worth it

lol..

 

[Deleted member 80556]

He has a clause that lets him retain control of FB if he leaves to run for a political office.



https://www.wired.com/2017/01/zucks-sure-acting-like-someone-might-run-president/

I bet all those people thought he'd never run for office, or be successful. Brave new world. And a scary one at that.

 

[Kieli]

Even easier, if he just gave away 1 million dollars to every citizen over 18 years old before he even declared his campaign officially. He wouldn't even be giving up half a billion. He could just bribe the citizenry.

"Just for being on Facebook, have a free million dollars!"

I'm doing the math right now. Half a billion is ~500 million. 1 million per person means 500 people.

Are you implying there's 500 citizens over the age of 18?

 

[cubicle47b]

He could buy 50 million votes at $1000 per vote if he sold his shares (not really, because Facebook's shares would tank after he started selling).

 

[7he Talon]

Oh man... Zuckerburg in politics would be very interesting.

 

[Jigorath]

Time to steal more land from Pacific Islanders

This again? He wasn't stealing anybody's land.

 

[Muppet of a Man]

That's just such an absurd, disgusting amount of money. Frankly, I think it's a breakdown of society for one person to be able to hold that much wealth.

That it is. The fact that there are 100s or even 1000s of billionaires should immediately tell you capitalism in its current state is failing.

 

[KillLaCam]

Fuck that guy, atleast Bezos is cool. Zuckerberg is just a boring freak