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> 会社が業績不振で給料が30％カットされるなんて、そんなばかなことがあるものか.

Does it mean "such a stupid thing" or "not a stupid thing at all"?
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（ものか）そんなばかなことがあるものか — such a stupid thing or not stupid at all?
> 「会社{かいしゃ}が業績不振{ぎょうせきふしん}で給料{きゅうりょう}が30％カットされるなんて、 **そんなばかなこと** があるものか。」
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> Does it mean "such a stupid thing" or "not a stupid thing at all"?

The former - "such a stupid thing".

「あるものか」 means " **there should never be** (such a stupid thing)". In other
words, 「あるものか」 is a negative expression that is synonymous to
「あるはずがない」、「あってはならない」, etc.

> "There should never be such a stupid thing as getting 30% of our salaries
> cut down because of the poor business performance of our company."
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