c/nottheonion · by Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 221d

An AI startup founder says he's planning a 'March for Billionaires' in protest of California's wealth tax

https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/06/an-ai-startup-founder-says-hes-planning-a-march-for-billionaires-in-protest-of-californias-wealth-tax/

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/42806120

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panda_abyss@lemmy.ca · 77 pts · 221d (6 replies)

I really want to see this guy march alone with a single sign that says "Protect Billionaire Rights"

Billionaires have it the worst. people are always going "you could do this for the world," "you could feed children," but nobody is asking why they're stuck with a single 300ft yacht when they really want that 400ft yacht with two helicopter pads.

Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works · 22 pts · 221d (1 reply)

panda_abyss@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 221d

Yeah, that seems to be what they do

PhobosAnomaly@feddit.uk · 12 pts · 221d (2 replies)

That sign would be about as welcome as John McLane was at the start of Die Hard 3.

Yeah, that sign with that slur. Except there wouldn't be Samuel L kicking about to save him.

XeroxCool@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 221d (1 reply)

I had to look it up as apparently I've only seen the most polite of the TV versions, being "I hate everybody"

SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 218d

Yeah, that movie is not for broadcast TV.

gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 221d

It would be one guy with three dozen armed security contractors around him in full mercenary kit

Stern@lemmy.world · 71 pts · 221d (8 replies)

So a bunch of billionaires in one place you say?

Guillotine sounds intensify

Reverendender@sh.itjust.works · 39 pts · 221d

Jesusaurus@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 221d

Like Luigi shooting fish in a barrel

alaphic@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 221d (2 replies)

Ah, finally! A man after my own heart 🥲

errer@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 221d (1 reply)

Sounds like he’s after billionaire hearts

alaphic@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 221d

ba dum tss

cjoll4@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 221d (1 reply)

If only! 😞

Online conversation about Kauffman’s planned event has continued to alternate between incredulity and ridicule. “I can’t imagine billionaires marching in the street,” one social media user said, of the event.

That person would probably be right.

Kauffman told TC that, so far, he isn’t aware of any actual billionaires planning to attend the march that has been organized in their honor. Kauffman said that the event is likely to include “a few dozen attendees,” although he stressed that he really isn’t clear on how many people would show up.

ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 220d

They can't even show up to their own protest. F.

beatnixxx@fedia.io · 7 pts · 221d

I feel like they are threatening us with a good time.

diemartin@sh.itjust.works · 39 pts · 221d (4 replies)