what makes you think it’s impossible? it seems unlikely but I wouldn’t say impossible
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catsarebadpeople@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
What’s really important is that it’s impossible not to be a bad person and a billionaire. I like her music but being a billionaire means that she is an enemy of society. Period
Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
explodicle@local106.com 7 months ago
Because you can’t get that much without exploitation and refusing to share.
BaardFigur@lemmy.world 7 months ago
If a person inherits 1b. Does it automatically make him a bad person?
hamms@lemmy.world 7 months ago
If they keep it for themselves, yes.
Coreidan@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Ya because their bloodline is already corrupted. They were raised by shit heads. They will be shit heads. It runs in the family.
catsarebadpeople@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
There’s no moral reason to have that much money. If you earned $2500 a day (about a million dollars a year) it would take you just under 1200 years to earn a billion dollars. I personally believe you should earn more if you work harder than others but there’s simply no way anyone could work hard enough to deserve more than anyone should make in 15 lifetimes. If you are lucky enough to get that amount of money there’s no moral reason to keep it all.
Now think about how Bezos is worth 192.4 billion dollars. Hopefully that helps folks understand the problem. And by problem, I mean the largest threat we are facing to human existence. Every other issue we’re having stems from the fact that billionaires exist.
chetradley@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Say you work on a team with, say 50 people. Everyone works hard to generate money, but you’re the star of the show, so naturally you get to keep a little more of that money than everyone else. The question is, how much? Is it morally questionable to make double what everyone else does? What about 10x? What if you keep half for yourself, meaning those 49 other people combined make the same as you? Not enough? What about 100x as much as everyone else? 1000x?
Taylor Swift’s salary is about 1,700x the average in the music industry. People on her team are likely struggling to make ends meet or pay for hospital bills or support a family. Meanwhile, Taylor Swift is hoarding money like a fucking dragon.
OfficerBribe@lemm.ee 7 months ago
It’s not really a problem that can be solved though. Should Taylor Swift’s team earn 2x more than Kanye’s? They possibly already earn above average what one usually would by supporting someone else.
She is obviously not going to refuse what people are willing to pay for her. Earnings for world famous musicians and actors always has and will be ridiculous.
chetradley@lemmy.world 7 months ago
The problem can be solved through progressive tax reform. Check it out: Image
The tax rate on the ultra-wealthy has decreased tremendously since the 70s. By making billionaires pay their fair share and closing tax loopholes, we can make huge improvements to wealth inequality and fund social programs that help people who need it most.
dditty@lemm.ee 7 months ago
A good person would never make it to a net worth of a billion dollars though. A good person would give away 999,999,000 to charity, for example.
Sorgan71@lemmy.world 7 months ago
most bilionares are good people. Some are not though.
Mango@lemmy.world 7 months ago
They’ve spent more money than you’ll ever make convincing you of that.
LemmysMum@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Nobody that has exploited and hoarded billions of dollars from society for their personal benefit are good people.
Sorgan71@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Some can be. You dont know all billionares
LemmysMum@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Don’t have to, it’s not possible to hoard that much wealth while people starve and be considered ‘good’.
catsarebadpeople@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
Looking at your comments I can see you’re just a troll but if actual humans are reading this: there are exactly zero moral billionaires. It is not possible to be a billionaire and be a good person at the same time. You do not have to know what’s in their heart or whatever the fuck this idiot is trying to say. You can’t earn that kind of money without hurting and exploiting people and if you keep that amount of money you are actively harming society. End of story.
Sorgan71@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Not really true at all. Judgemental people like you are the reason we cant progress as a species.
abracaDavid@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Lmao and the people hoarding incalculable wealth that they’ll never ever be able to spend in multiple lifetimes are for sure helping us progress as a species.
Get real.
catsarebadpeople@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
You don’t know that. It’s possible that it’s the billionaires
Arthur_Leywin@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I’m assuming Elon is a “good” billionaire?
Sorgan71@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Lol no
charonn0@startrek.website 7 months ago
“One cannot reign innocently… Every king is a rebel and a usurper.”