• TJA!
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          87 months ago

          There are now a lot of people who think we should be nice to billionaires because they also could become one sometime in the future

      • @SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world
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        207 months ago

        Wouldn’t be the first civilization that disappeared because the elite doesn’t want to compromise and give up status. It’s a constant in history.

    • @BlemboTheThird@lemmy.ca
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      147 months ago

      The worst part is–it’s really not. These guys could all stay millionaires and we could still solve our system’s worst distribution issues. Their biggest hardship could be dealing with not being The Guy With The Biggest Number when they go to their rich guy parties.

      Personally I’m in favor of making them destitute and/or imprisoning them, but going that far really isn’t strictly necessary.

      • @humanspiral@lemmy.ca
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        27 months ago

        These guys could all stay millionaires and we could still solve our system’s worst distribution issues.

        UBI actually makes billionaires richer, even with higher taxes. Money trickles back up to them. The problem with UBI is that it redistributes power, and the powerful want all of their power. Wealth “needs” to buy power.