jeffw@lemmy.worldM to News@lemmy.world · 5 months agoUS Billionaires Have Doubled Their Wealth Since 2017 Trump Tax Overhaultruthout.orgexternal-linkmessage-square132fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
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minus-squareMonkderDritte@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoBut what for? Even with the toys of millionaires (yachts, villas), over a few 100 millions it’s only a number.
minus-squareRememberTheApollo_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoThey don’t just buy toys. They buy laws, politicians, service, deference, control, luxury, immunity… When you have that much money everything is for sale and people will kiss your ass to sell it to you.
minus-squareMonkderDritte@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-25 months agoFor what, to make more number go up? Or would you murder someone if you could get away with murder? Or maybe they didn’t get that rich in legal ways, in the first place?
minus-squareAsafum@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 months agoThere’s a concept called the hedonistic treadmill. Essentially “nothing is ever enough.” :/
But what for? Even with the toys of millionaires (yachts, villas), over a few 100 millions it’s only a number.
They don’t just buy toys. They buy laws, politicians, service, deference, control, luxury, immunity…
When you have that much money everything is for sale and people will kiss your ass to sell it to you.
For what, to make more number go up? Or would you murder someone if you could get away with murder? Or maybe they didn’t get that rich in legal ways, in the first place?
There’s a concept called the hedonistic treadmill. Essentially “nothing is ever enough.” :/
Exactly, hubris and greed.