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Re:News Is Bad for You by unmole on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @10:54AM (#36601273)
> Why? A very large percentage of income is "passive".

Define very large. And isn't the fraction of people who live off passive income the more relevant measure?

> Even Marge Simpson

I'm sorry, your example is a cartoon character?

> large numbers of relatively wealthy people don't actually have jobs that require work.

Again, define large.

Re:News Is Bad for You by geodel on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @11:45AM (#36602073)
I guess, they will come up with large enough to fill a town hall perhaps.
Re:News Is Bad for You by sandworm101 on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @06:53PM (#36608340)
The Simpsons were designed as the typical american family in every way. When the writers invented them having a family trust they were making a statement that such trusts are commonplace and normal in American society, at least normal enough that the audience would understand the concept. Thirty years ago very few average people would have even known the word. Things have changes since the series started.
Re:News Is Bad for You by unmole on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @09:41PM (#36609860)
Talk is cheap. Show me the maths. How many Americans live off trust funds?