• Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    Well, if it doubles every time, it shouldn’t take too long to reach the point where he can’t pay…

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      8 months ago

      Fines Doubled

      • $5k
      • $10k
      • $20k
      • $40k
      • $80k
      • $160k
      • $320k
      • $640k
      • $1,208m
      • $2,560m
      • $5,120m
      • $10,240m
      • $20,480m
      • $40,960m
      • $81,920m
      • $163,840m
      • $327,680m
      • $655,360m
      • $1,310,750b

      It would take Trump 19 times violating the gag order before hitting a billion dollars. Even if you add up the fines cumulatively, it would take 18 times before Trump had to pay over a billion dollars. A poor person would be crippled by the first fine.

      Edit: Counting is hard.

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          8 months ago

          Would I be shocked that Trump had a billion dollars stashed away in various off shore bank accounts. No.

          Would I be shocked that Trump didn’t have two pennies to rub and was doing all this grifting to stay afloat. No.

          Trump lies so much about his wealth. I would wager that Trump is only a multi-millionaire at best. Again, Trump grift game is pretty good and doesn’t seem to pay his debts.

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      Yeah it would. He’d have to violate it 10 times for the doubling to even pass one hundredth of a billion.

      Sounds like you’re severely underestimating the vast gulf between 10,000 and however many billions his creditors are allowing him to have.