• Breve@pawb.social
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      13 days ago

      That’s why they’re trying to take power. Billionaires would rather destroy the world and drive all life to extinction than to give up their private jets and yachts.

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      The worst part is–it’s really not. These guys could all stay millionaires and we could still solve our system’s worst distribution issues. Their biggest hardship could be dealing with not being The Guy With The Biggest Number when they go to their rich guy parties.

      Personally I’m in favor of making them destitute and/or imprisoning them, but going that far really isn’t strictly necessary.

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        These guys could all stay millionaires and we could still solve our system’s worst distribution issues.

        UBI actually makes billionaires richer, even with higher taxes. Money trickles back up to them. The problem with UBI is that it redistributes power, and the powerful want all of their power. Wealth “needs” to buy power.