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He's looking for sympathy from fellow people with jets who know politicians, not for sympathy from the masses. Tells you something about the political climate. Where's the revolution?

Funny you mention that, I used to be pro "free market" (loaded term, I know), but even I'm getting fed up at this point.

i saw this and truly thought it was some kind of onion piece that accidentally slipped into a different pub.

i actually didn't even notice the jet until my buddy pointed it out to me -- i noticed the suit and the hair and the smile -- most/almost all pics of actually-miserable people in whatever publication have the requisite 'sad face'.

but this dude smiling.

and then you read the article and he's talking about everyone going thru death and destruction and eviction and whatnot -- and he's like, 'But my _profits_ are suffering!'

bizarro-world.

The optics are so bad it comes across as a joke. But it's the Insider, not the Onion, so...

Is the article 1) unaware to a comical degree or 2) a psyop?

Probably also not advertise yourself as a “tax engineer”.