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A universal basic income to the ultra wealthy would be perceived by them as being given a couple pennies every month (lemmy.world)
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The way someone with $100,000,000 would perceive $1000 is how someone with $100,000 would perceive $1.

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[-] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 months ago

I'm bracing for all the memes when bananas actually cost ten bucks soon.

[-] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago

I read/watch a lot of old mysteries. Up until about 1980, it's common for writers to put exact amounts of money in the dialogue. They stopped doing that because something that seemed like a lot of money would eventually seem cheap. For instance, Jim Rockford's $200.00 a day plus expenses doesn't seem like a lot of money when minimum wage is $120.00 a day. Or the famous $5.00 milkshake in 'Pulp Fiction.'

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