Fans of Taylor Swift have been shocked after it emerged that a contractor for the controversial Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) was in attendance at her wedding.

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It appears that Steven J. Demetriou, the Executive Chair of a company called Amentum Services was also among the crowd gathered to see the happy couple say ‘I do.’

Amentum Services is currently the sole contractor for ICE’s Camp East Montana, a detention centre in El Paso.

The artist has faced swift backlash for her choice of guests, including online commenters who have shared their dismay on social media.

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[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes, but you would've started doing this long before you became a billionaire, which would've precluded you becoming a billionaire in the first place. Unless you had a change of heart after being visited by three ghosts or something like that.

[–] Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I think Stoly is more implying an incredibly unlikely event in that they are suddenly in possession of a billion dollars, kinda like the Adam Sandler movie "Mr Deeds"

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That is correct and very charitable on your part. There is a way in which sometimes the machine starts churning and suddenly the person is a billionaire.

[–] Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I'd seen I think it was Powerball jackpots reaching close to a billion, I know it'd be like half or less after taxes (silly thing that US taxes lottery winnings), but even half a billion is pretty much "fuck you" money for most people

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I genuinely think that a million dollars is enough for most people to live well. Use it responsibly, buy a house, invest the rest. If you work a job that you like on the side, then that's all straight savings.

[–] Omgpwnies@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

That really depends on where you live. A million dollars where I live is enough to buy a house and start a retirement investment that might be enough to retire on in 10-20 years if you keep contributing to it and the yields are good.

Granted average house price for a modest house (1300sq ft) went from 200k to 800k in the last 10 years here....

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago

I do know that housing has gone up everywhere. I think my real point is that for a smart person who is conservative in their spending, a million bucks is a ticket to a low-stress life where you can do the things you want to do and not only the things that you have to do.