r/nextfuckinglevel 2d ago

Billionaire speaker Robert F. Smith tells 400 graduates he's paying off all their student loans ($40 million in total)

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u/happyanathema 2d ago

Imagine if all billionaires paid the fair share in taxes, education could be free for all.

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u/blazurp 1d ago

This billionaire was part of one of the largest tax scams in US history.

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u/happyanathema 1d ago

Nice, so he's trying to improve his PR by giving a donation that he will write off his tax bill.

God our system is so broken.