Do we really need rich people?

rich citizens aren't the problem, rich politicians are; one gains wealth through business, the other gains wealth through taxing the non-rich...

It would be nice if people could keep their money that they earn instead of having it taxed away at many levels to pay for someone else to spend on pork barrel projects. They would probably feel rich if that happened.

And theres also the thing as the rich people are the reason poor people get a pay check each week.
Its not all bad

I don't want to be millionaire rich. I want to be able to put oil in the car when that light comes on rich, instead of just putting sticky tape over it.

If people earned the wealth, or they inherited it from their parents, I see nothing wrong with it. If you don't like capitalism, go to North Korea. Just because people have a Billion or a Million makes no difference. It's the person themselves. There are plenty of Billionaires making the world a better place. Some bad apples of course. Some millionaires are complete asses. We can make the same argument that there's a decent amount of poor people creating massive amounts of crime in communities. And then there are a decent amount of humble amazing poor people trying to make the world a better place.

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It comes down to pure greed. As you say, they game the system just so they can get richer.
I despise these sort of people. How many rich people rort the system to reduce their taxes? 96 - 97 - 98%?
Plus they feel a sense of entitlement.
Even the philanthropic ones give very little of their billions to the needy.

I think you over-estimate the buying power of a million dollars, but I do agree that when you're getting into the billions it's overkill.

A little thought experiment. I have a million dollars and I want to do the greatest good to the greatest number of people. With that in mind would I be better off to give the million dollars to a rich man or a poor man?

Where I live a regular three bedroom house with a small yard goes for almost million 🤷🏻‍♀️ So although I don’t have a number to provide you I’d say it would take more than a couple million to really be ‘rich’

I think people need strong intergrity when it comes enforcement.
Some never been arrested because they bend the system by corrupting the people (money).

Let say money has no value, what other offers can these crooks do to make them keep on power?

We don't need them and they don't need us. We (the 99%) mainly helped make them what they currently are, and we could also disappear without hurting them.

Not only do we not need really rich people, they are actively detrimental to the rest of us, in so many ways.

Yes. Rich people have company that provide jobs for others.

Money isn't everything.