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Billion-Heirs

[b][center]All billionaires under 30 have inherited their wealth[/center][/b]
A new study finds that all billionaires under 30 possess their wealth from inheritance, rather than creating that wealth themselves. They’re the first of more than a 1,000 people due to inherent $5.2 trillion collectively.

And you can bet they’ve already got loopholes in place to avoid paying much if any inheritance tax…

I’m not against wealth inherently; if you’ve worked hard, and you’re generating social and economic value whilst getting rich, then all the power to you. But there’s something that feels wrong about an entire generation of people becoming ultra-wealthy whilst not generating any social value themselves - perhaps I’m wrong, and they’ll reinvest this money into social equality and climate solutions. But I pessimistically believe this money is destined to stay within the upper echelon, whilst the working class are left to fight over scraps after breaking their bodies across 60+ hour work weeks.

Thoughts? Am I just being jealous?

Source: https://amp.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/03/all-billionaires-under-30-have-inherited-their-wealth-research-finds
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meJess · F
Don’t blame the inheritors for the inheritance or for legally minimising their taxes. Blame the tax code and a society that in the main is self centred and does not give back when the opportunity arises.
ninalanyon · 61-69, T
@meJess [quote]the tax code and a society that in the main is self centred and does not give back when the opportunity arises.[/quote]

It got that way by the rich lobbying for it to be so.