• Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
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      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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        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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            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.

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      I agree completely. Problem is that it’s not an oversight, it’s by design. They made it like this and keep it like this on purpose.