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minus-squareLauchs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down4·2 months agoExcept there are many more non billionaires than billionaires. There are some 750ish billionaires in the US. Median American has a net worth of about 200k. So, 5,000 median Americans gets you about a billion. Divide the American population (~333 million) and lo and behold, worth about 66,666 billionaires. So, in other words, blaming billionaires is easy but really…
minus-squarepiccolo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months agoYes, which is why step taxation was implemented… the richer you are the more you’re expected to return back to society.
minus-squareLauchs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·2 months agoYes and the billionaires, while still having loopholes, still give back way more to society than we do. Unsure what point you’re trying to make.
minus-squarepiccolo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoWhat they give back is miniscule in what they take. What is the point you’re trying to make?
minus-squareLauchs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoThere are many more non billionaires than billionaires. There are some 750ish billionaires in the US. Median American has a net worth of about 200k. So, 5,000 median Americans gets you about a billion. Divide the American population (~333 million) and lo and behold, worth about 66,666 billionaires. So, in other words, blaming billionaires is easy but really…
Except there are many more non billionaires than billionaires. There are some 750ish billionaires in the US.
Median American has a net worth of about 200k. So, 5,000 median Americans gets you about a billion.
Divide the American population (~333 million) and lo and behold, worth about 66,666 billionaires.
So, in other words, blaming billionaires is easy but really…
Yes, which is why step taxation was implemented… the richer you are the more you’re expected to return back to society.
Yes and the billionaires, while still having loopholes, still give back way more to society than we do.
Unsure what point you’re trying to make.
What they give back is miniscule in what they take.
What is the point you’re trying to make?
There are many more non billionaires than billionaires. There are some 750ish billionaires in the US.
Median American has a net worth of about 200k. So, 5,000 median Americans gets you about a billion.
Divide the American population (~333 million) and lo and behold, worth about 66,666 billionaires.
So, in other words, blaming billionaires is easy but really…