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BlueVeins · 22-25
I'm really not sure it's fair to peg Trump as the most powerful man in the world. He's the head of most powerful country in the world, sure, but he's only able to use his influence in a pretty restricted set of ways. Without Congress and/or the Supreme Court wanting what he wants, he's usually out of luck. I would argue that Bill Gates is the most powerful man in the world is Jeff Bezos, because he has full, unlimited control of his $131 billion fortune and he owns 16% of Amazon, which is an absolute god of retail.
If you look at what Bill Gates has done with his money -- namely, saving 122 million lives -- the tremendous power inherent in green paper should become clear. And while Bezos isn't currently putting his money to the same use, it's clear that he has the [i]potential[/i] to do that, which is a form of power.
The 122 million lives was only with $36 billion, by the way, so take of that what you may.
If you look at what Bill Gates has done with his money -- namely, saving 122 million lives -- the tremendous power inherent in green paper should become clear. And while Bezos isn't currently putting his money to the same use, it's clear that he has the [i]potential[/i] to do that, which is a form of power.
The 122 million lives was only with $36 billion, by the way, so take of that what you may.
