| ▲ | snake_doc 4 days ago | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Mafia behavior continues… (not my observation, but the Texas senator’s Ted Cruz[1]). $100k is a big pizzo (protection fee)! [1]: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-09-19/ted-cruz-... > “That’s right outta ‘Goodfellas,’ that’s right out of a mafioso going into a bar saying, ‘Nice bar you have here, it’d be a shame if something happened to it,’” Cruz said, using the iconic New York accent associated with the Mafia. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | mschuster91 4 days ago | parent [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
It does go to the government and not to Trump's personal wallet (like the memecoins and lavish gift), it's just a tax that's just not being called a tax, and frankly it's a good idea. The current abuse of H1B doesn't work out positively for anyone but the companies making a boatload of money on exploiting people. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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