3 Wealthiest have more wealth than the bottom 175 million people in USA

[Råb!d]

That is wealth inequality.

The wealthiest 20 billionaires in the US have a "combined wealth of $2.7 trillion, which is more than the annual GDP of countries like Russia ($2.2T), Canada ($2.1T), and Italy ($2.0T)."

Forbes "reports that the typical U.S. family is presently worth some $80,000" and has declined 3%.

Since election day 2024 the top 3 wealthiest have made 10's of billions of dollars.

Why are the bottom 99% fighting among one another? Do we really believe that these billionaires have our interest in mind?

[$2 Hero]

What’s crazy is not one of them will be remembered.

[OoOoOoooOOoOoorgle]

Råb!d původně napsal:

Why are the bottom 99% fighting among one another?

Because the vast majority of the public are just propaganda soundboards nowadays.

If you ask someone why they support the very institutions that are screwing them over, all they can do is repeat some meaningless soundbyte: "b-because...immigrants! ...or...taxes! s- ...uh... state's rights!"

The secret answer is that they are genuinely dumb enough to believe that if they're a good enough bootlicker they might get to be one of those 3 people one day

[Walach]

If I ruled the world, I would make it illegal to want to be rich as well as being rich. I'm sure it's both a great idea as well as possible! :P

[Fuu]

Imagine if any of those wealthy people actually paid their taxes once in a while.

[Azor]

Don't worry, it will tricke down! Take the blue pill!

[Astrallight]

Fuu původně napsal:

Imagine if any of those wealthy people actually paid their taxes once in a while.

Imagine if any of those billionares donated 0.1% of thier wealth to help homeless and the social disadvantages in the country. They got so much money they would not even noties 0.1 of thier money is spend. But again we live in a very bad Robin Hood society where the rich stay rich and gets richer while the poor lose money and are being taken advantage of by the rich.

[Råb!d]

Astrallight původně napsal:

Fuu původně napsal:

Imagine if any of those wealthy people actually paid their taxes once in a while.

Imagine if any of those billionares donated 0.1% of thier wealth to help homeless and the social disadvantages in the country. They got so much money they would not even noties 0.1 of thier money is spend. But again we live in a very bad Robin Hood society where the rich stay rich and gets richer while the poor lose money and are being taken advantage of by the rich.

Jeff Bezos complained about not knowing what to do with all his money and that the only option is to build a rocket that looks like a pen%$.

[OoOoOoooOOoOoorgle]

bighose původně napsal:

OoOoOoooOOoOoorgle původně napsal:

Because the vast majority of the public are just propaganda soundboards nowadays.

If you ask someone why they support the very institutions that are screwing them over, all they can do is repeat some meaningless soundbyte: "b-because...immigrants! ...or...taxes! s- ...uh... state's rights!"

and that's exactly how they stay rich, by keeping the competition distracted..

Yep! But you literally can't get people to see it, even when it's right in their face.


It's dumb enough that we've enslaved our whole species to a resource that only exists in our heads... but to then subscribe to that fantasy widely enough that the manufactured scarcity of an imaginary resource impacts societal living standards, and people are somehow okay with that?

If you tried to explain this to aliens they'd think you're full of ♥♥♥♥, because no 'advanced intelligence' could possibly be this retarded.

[eram]

No more billionaires. None.

After you reach $999 million, every red cent goes to schools and health care.

You get a trophy that says, “I won capitalism” and we name a dog park after you.

[smokerob79]

its sad Humanity will let millions die so less then 5000 people can control the world.....this is the very reason Humanity is not at its pinnacle.....i still find it ironic the rich have said "trickle down economics" would work but never said the part about the rich having to bleed for it to work......

[Immortalis]

First of all no.
Those billionaires do not have piles of money just sitting around nor enormous bank accounts.

What they have are shares, industries, trademarks and so forth.
By and large the wealth of the 1% (which btw is everyone making more than 430k bucks a year - hardly only the millionaires and billionaires) is not liquid but is tied down.

Those billionaires have not made 10s of billions of dollars since the election, the value of those properties they own shares of has increased and therefore their net value has increased.



Having cleared that, you want to fight wealth inequality?
Stop using the services provided by those billionaires.
Do not do your shopping on Amazon because it's easier to have the product delivered at home and costs you less than going out to buy them yourself.
Do not buy coffee at Starbucks so that you can take a shot to put on instagram.
Do not buy the latest IPhone just because it's nice.

Those people are not stealing your money, you're giving them your money by your own volition.
So stop creating the problem and then demand someone else fixes it for you.

[smokerob79]

Immortalis původně napsal:

First of all no.
Those billionaires do not have piles of money just sitting around nor enormous bank accounts.

What they have are shares, industries, trademarks and so forth.
By and large the wealth of the 1% (which btw is everyone making more than 430k bucks a year - hardly only the millionaires and billionaires) is not liquid but is tied down.

Those billionaires have not made 10s of billions of dollars since the election, the value of those properties they own shares of has increased and therefore their net value has increased.



Having cleared that, you want to fight wealth inequality?
Stop using the services provided by those billionaires.
Do not do your shopping on Amazon because it's easier to have the product delivered at home and costs you less than going out to buy them yourself.
Do not buy coffee at Starbucks so that you can take a shot to put on instagram.
Do not buy the latest IPhone just because it's nice.

Those people are not stealing your money, you're giving them your money by your own volition.
So stop creating the problem and then demand someone else fixes it for you.

wow....this^^^ is the most valid way to explain how the rich hide the money and make it make them more money......its also complete drivel from the controlling class he will never have the bank account to be part of.......

you have no choice.....choosing not to use one billionaire's offerings means you only use another billionaire's offerings.....

[Råb!d]

Immortalis původně napsal:

First of all no.
Those billionaires do not have piles of money just sitting around nor enormous bank accounts.

What they have are shares, industries, trademarks and so forth.
By and large the wealth of the 1% (which btw is everyone making more than 430k bucks a year - hardly only the millionaires and billionaires) is not liquid but is tied down.

Those billionaires have not made 10s of billions of dollars since the election, the value of those properties they own shares of has increased and therefore their net value has increased.



Having cleared that, you want to fight wealth inequality?
Stop using the services provided by those billionaires.
Do not do your shopping on Amazon because it's easier to have the product delivered at home and costs you less than going out to buy them yourself.
Do not buy coffee at Starbucks so that you can take a shot to put on instagram.
Do not buy the latest IPhone just because it's nice.

Those people are not stealing your money, you're giving them your money by your own volition.
So stop creating the problem and then demand someone else fixes it for you.

Although I agree with you that we should collectively stop giving them our money, they do have liquid assets. That is how they fund their bought and paid for politicians, their latest yacht, or their $50,000 purse. They likely have more liquid assets than most of us will ever earn in our lifetimes.

[Råb!d]

smokerob79 původně napsal:

you have no choice.....choosing not to use one billionaire's offerings means you only use another billionaire's offerings.....:devilskiss:

That's depressing.

[salva早晨享用的咖啡]

Immortalis původně napsal:

Having cleared that, you want to fight wealth inequality?
Stop using the services provided by those billionaires.
Do not do your shopping on Amazon because it's easier to have the product delivered at home and costs you less than going out to buy them yourself.
Do not buy coffee at Starbucks so that you can take a shot to put on instagram.
Do not buy the latest IPhone just because it's nice.

Those people are not stealing your money, you're giving them your money by your own volition.
So stop creating the problem and then demand someone else fixes it for you.

exactly
support competitor
do not vote politician that support laws that make already big companies be more capable of holding monopoly or near monopoly
put money where mouth is