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7 years ago there were no billionaires worth more than $100 billion - today there are 18!
(sh.itjust.works)
Billionaires 7 years ago:
https://web.archive.org/web/20171004002738/https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/
Billionaires today:
That's 18 people who own about a tenth of the US GDP. Something needs to be done, and soon.
Okay, sure. But that's bad analysis. GDP is annual and net-worth is lifetime total. That's also global wealth, not US-domestic (four of them aren't even American).
Agree with the sentiment, but we should really be talking about global wealth not national income.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_Is_to_Be_Done
Well yeah it's not apples to apples, I was just going for another massive dollar amount that was recognizable to give a sense of scale.
Including 14 inn the US.
How many security guards can one of these assholes have on duty at any one time?
Dont y'all have assault rifles and semiautomatics on you at all times and you are all about being against tyranny? WHAT GIVES?
That is a gross generalization. As I'm writing this, I am at least 30 feet from both my AR and my sidearm.
My thought too. Don't they have slogans like 'don't tread on me' and such? I am pretty convinced you don't get that kind of wealth without standing on everyone you can.