Re:Bloomberg bankrolls a social-media army
by Ididntdothis on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @04:21PM
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Do you really believe that the billionaires are the virtuous ones and everybody else is lazy? My theory is that they have been able to focus the wealth the country generates on themselves instead of others. If all billionaires retired tomorrow I believe the country would keep working the same way and the economy would keep growing. Do you think e-commerce would be any smaller without Bezos? No way.
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Re:Bloomberg bankrolls a social-media army
by s_y_n_t_a_x on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @04:26PM
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> Do you really believe that the billionaires are the virtuous ones and everybody else is lazy?
I literally called them greedy in my argument, not virtuous. I don't believe they are all virtuous, some might be. Some are seeking their passions. All are greedy in some capacity.
> If all billionaires retired tomorrow I believe the country would keep working the same way and the economy would keep growing.
I don't understand, we replace them with another person? Or would a government entity take over their assets they generated.
Re:Bloomberg bankrolls a social-media army
by Ididntdothis on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @04:32PM
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What I am saying is that billionaires get rewarded disproportionately more than their actual contribution. They also get listened to way more than they deserve.