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boudinMan · 61-69, M
they also create jobs... good jobs. apparently, you'd prefer the government do that. there are plenty of places you can go if that's what you're looking for. good luck!
ViciDraco · 41-45, M
@boudinMan Only they don't. Rather, there is typically fewer jobs created by billionaires and large corporations than there are jobs eliminated by the smaller businesses and entities that get displaced. Part of developing that wealth involves either optimization of supply chains or grossly underpaying labor for the value they provide. Often both. Those optimizations generally perform great in good conditions but have little resiliency in bad conditions, worsening the boom/bust economic cycle. But since billionaires have so much wealth, they can not only ride out the busts, they consolidate even more assets during them.
Most of the problem with government is that we have an entire political party constantly trying to dismantle it and sell it for parts and an opposition political party too stuck in beauracracy to get anything done. That's a problem of political will though. If the people decided to pay attention and care enough to get it fixed, it is fixable.
Billionaires largely become billionaires due to exploiting a broken system. If you fix that, you get fewer billionaires.
Most of the problem with government is that we have an entire political party constantly trying to dismantle it and sell it for parts and an opposition political party too stuck in beauracracy to get anything done. That's a problem of political will though. If the people decided to pay attention and care enough to get it fixed, it is fixable.
Billionaires largely become billionaires due to exploiting a broken system. If you fix that, you get fewer billionaires.




