• Lauchmelder@feddit.de
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    7 months ago

    Wait just so I understand this correctly: these 142 people combined are wealthier than all but two countries on this planet? that’s insane

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      7 months ago

      In that case they’d on average have 100B each, doesn’t sound like “new billionaires” to me. Either way, I’m sure these 142 people work harder/have more influence combined than all but two entire countries in this world. /s

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      7 months ago

      Wealth and GDP are measuring different things, even though both are measured in dollars. It’s a bit of a weird comparison for that reason, but still shows ridiculous levels of inequality.

      Wealth is how much money you have right now. GDP is how much value the country generates in a given year.

      So wealth is kinda like how much you have in the bank, while GDP is closer to how much money is changing hands in a country over a given year. There’s a common joke about GDP - if two people paid each other $100 to eat a pile of shit, GDP went up $200 even though no real value was generated. In this example, neither of their wealth changed.

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    7 months ago

    Guillotines are surprisingly easy to build ;)

    Seriously, nobody should be that rich, the money will be missing somewhere else, causing mass poverty. Expropriation would be the best way to deal with this financial imbalance imo.

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    7 months ago

    Now tell us again about how nobody can afford to fix the homelessness problem or pay for public healthcare or fund UBI…

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    7 months ago

    Choose me as your next billionaire and I promise I’ll go to Washington and show them how it’s done! Ethically!

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    7 months ago

    Everyone freaks out about discovering Santa isn’t real. How about when you figure out everyone coasts through life? through the path of least resistance. Because we all wish for peace. We will suffer greatly to have a peaceful life.

    Me too, thanks.