• Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    For fuck’s sake… imagine finding out your father, the richest man in the world, fought to only have to pay your mother less than $3000 a month in child support!

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      I think out of all the things I’ve heard about Elon Musk, this might be the thing that disgusts me the most.

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      Well, if he didn’t live there and have to pay so litttle, he woudln’t be the richest man in the world, would he?

      /s

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      For three kids. So 1k each.

      It’s not about the money. It’s about power. He needs her to need him, because no woman in their right mind would fuck with him without that dependency.

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      Imagine spending $100/day solely on your child. This is a crazy amount of money already, why is everyone upset?

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        Oh, you must be unaware of who this is. He is (or was, we’ll see after his Xitter debacle) actually one of the richest men on the planet, and despite being able to pay thousands a day solely on his own child without even noticing, he’s going to great lengths to avoid paying more than the absolute bare minimum for his own child.

        Hope that clears it up.

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          In what world is $2700/month “the absolute bare minimum” for a child? What amount seems reasonable to support a small child?

          Or, more to the point, why is everyone pretending that’s not an outrageous amount?

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            Because it’s not an outrageous amount if you are one of the richest people on earth. It’s all relative.

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            The same world that produced the USDA Expenditures on Children by Families Consumer Expenditure Survey results, in which that amount is similar to other numbers. The US government may or may not have artificially inflated these numbers for intrinsic benefits. Depending on how you slice the numbers or what variables in that child’s life are at play, a child can easily cost more than $2700 a month, but millions of families also raise multiple children simultaneously on less money than that. In the same world where rent prices on 1-2 bedroom places can start upwards from $1500/month, what values do make sense? The answer to that depends on whether we’re talking about Musk or actual people.

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          The mother still pays and is very capable of providing. 3k is not the bare minimum when it’s, by decree, the maximum allowed by the state.

          It’s not because you can spend that you should and want to spend your money (I could spend more than I do, I prefer keeping some for emergencies and special projects and investments.

          Texas has a child support limit, but it might not be the only reason he wants to do it the, he might have more chance to keep custody there over California.

          People keep downvoting anyone who is not against Elon Musk, no need to be supportive of him, just simply stating that some arguments against him might be wrong is enough to get downvoted to hell.
          This is just Reddit all over again.

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        And on California rent… child support doesn’t need to go directly to your child, groceries and rent/utilities are also considered a valid use

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      where $3k a month is literally a rounding error on the dickface’s net worth. I bet he spends $3k a month on rogain.

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      It’s like he’s taken a page out of Steve Jobs’ book but not gone as far to say the kid isn’t his at all

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      The issue is not that it’s to limit to less than 3k. It’s to have a limit at to begin with (California doesn’t have any, so it might cost him dozens or hundreds of thousands a month). Plus, maybe he’s got more chances to keep custody (shared) in Texas than California.

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        Sounds like he should have thought about that before having kids.

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        so it might cost him dozens or hundreds of thousands a month

        Oh no! The man worth hundreds of billions might have to pay far less than 1% of his wealth to his kids! They’re bleeding him dry, I tell you!

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          He wouldn’t be paying it to his kids though, but their mom.

          $3k in child support is more than most get, who said he hasn’t set up a trust fund for the kid when it grows up / isn’t giving it stocks / inheritance?

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            Because there’s no way he could possibly do both of those things.

            And he definitely should be paying lawyers to fight this in court. I’m sure his kids will really love to hear about that one day.

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              Again, the kid’s gonna have enough support to have a comfortable childhood, much more than the average child probably.

              This money is going to the mom, Musk might not want that, and I honestly think that the majority people would feel the same way in his place.

              Don’t get me wrong, Musk is a dumbass, but people around here get blinded by emotions and hatred towards him and don’t even try to think about the situation at all.

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                How would you like it if you heard that your dad, the richest man in the world, fought against paying child support for you because it would only go to your mother anyway?

                Do you think that would make you think highly of your dad?

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                  Depends entirely on the circumstances.

                  Did I have a nice childhood? Did I get to go to all the clubs I wanted to go to? Did I get the education I wanted?

                  In my opinion, having too much money is harmful for a child, best to keep it in a fund for college / a downpayment.

                  3k a month is enough.

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                    In my opinion, having too much money is harmful for a child, best to keep it in a fund for college / a downpayment.

                    “My billionaire dad fought against giving me a lot of money when I was a kid because too much money is harmful for a child. He flew on his private jet and then drove in his luxury car to the trial to make sure I wasn’t harmed by money. That’s why I love and respect him.” Yes, that sounds plausible. I’m sure they wouldn’t think their billionaire dad living his billionaire lifestyle didn’t skimp out on them because he had a college fund for them.

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                And the money he saves, it’s going to go to the kids then? He’s the gooniest dragon, hoarding all his precious gold and 360-no-scoping the most 13-year-old-edgelord takes he can to impress the people he actually cares about, the worst people in America and around the world.