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AnimalMuppettoday at 12:41 PM4 repliesview on HN

Conversely, I suspect the politician is defining that "all things that earn a billion dollars" are in the "bad" category.

LeBron James has, between playing basketball and endorsing things, earned a billion dollars. What bad thing did he do, other than losing the finals a few times?


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thomassmith65today at 1:03 PM

If she meant "impossible" as hyperbole (as one might use "nobody wants a stylus!" to mean "very few people want a stylus!") then I agree with her.

If she meant "impossible" completely literally, then she is wrong.

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layer8today at 1:26 PM

He probably signed advertising contracts.

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boomboomsubbantoday at 1:25 PM

Aren't shoe companies notoriously scummy in regards to human rights? Nike has quite a lengthy controversies section on Wikipedia, and they're where a lot of his money came from.

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well_ackshuallytoday at 3:49 PM

It's true. After all, what's wrong with endorsing a company that uses slave labor to make shoes ?