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They aren't gonna stop are they? (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 11 hours ago by Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
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[–] GMac@feddit.org 5 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Sorry that it's a youtube link, but this is a brilliant analysis from Gary Stevenson with pretty sobering conclusions... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd0gmxd36FI

Basically at this point the continyed concentration of wealth is increasing exponentially as a logical inevitability.

We need wealth taxes, breakup of monopolies and a far larger willingness of the population to boycot companies that prioritise short term growth and unethical business practices over the delivery of effective, repairable products and honest services for fair prices.

[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 1 points 1 hour ago

Nice to see some people are doing fine in this economy.

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 hours ago

More like biggest criminals

[–] solrize@lemmy.ml 6 points 6 hours ago

Don't forget Bezos had a 2 for 1 split when he got divorced.

[–] Kaligalis@lemmy.world 8 points 7 hours ago

Looks like buying Twitter was a great investment. Being able to change the outcome of an election definitely beats ad revenue.

[–] ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works 12 points 8 hours ago

The wealth gap was already so heinously egregious in 2016 too.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 33 points 11 hours ago

Broken system y'all.

[–] Zephyr@sh.itjust.works 25 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (1 children)

Nah the wealthiest people aren't on the list, and they are much wealthier than any of these guys. The family of Saud is way up there but keep most of their wealth hidden.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 26 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

They're a big family though, none of which have more than Musk INDIVIDUALLY.

You'd be right about Putin and other despots with de facto one person ownership of entire countries worth of wealth and resources, though.

[–] Zephyr@sh.itjust.works 12 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Yes if you think what they report officially is correct. Most everyone is aware they only report a small fraction of their wealth. Musk is by far not the first trillionair, he is the first one publicly.

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Most everyone is aware

Evidently not true if you have to insist on it being true.

[–] Zephyr@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Most != All

[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Ah yes, I'm just part of that small, stupid minority. Gotcha.

[–] Zephyr@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 minute ago

I mean you said it, not me. They are like the most infamous for hiding their wealth. Maybe them and Major CPC party members are another. Of course characters like Putin and Kim (and associated upper brass) also hide the vast majority of their wealth. Like it kinda goes without saying, they have no reason to tell anyone and there is zero benefits in telling anyone.

[–] Opisek@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

The weird guy who always hangs at my local train station once told me he's a trillionaire. Now you're telling me it might be true???

[–] Pronell@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

Maybe he was slurring 'train engineer'.

[–] lemmyng@lemmy.world 9 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Pulling more Luigis could stop them.

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 7 hours ago

You'd have to create a threat linked to the money, so that Luigis went after anyone who kept their inheritance or dared to keep the wealth consolidated.

Eventually, someone would disseminate the money to survive.

On a related note, someone needs to hunt down private equity brokers and unethical venture capitalists the way Nazi hunters went after escaped Nazi officers after WWII, either to Luigi them or to bring them to international tribunal. Although, since nations can be influenced by ultra-wealthy oligarchs, it might not be possible to form such a tribunal. And that brings us back to the frontier justice of goomba-stomping plumbers.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 8 points 11 hours ago

!twnw@fedia.io their wealth must be taxed. It's not even an issue of "can we survive without a wealth tax" but "how long". These people are gluttons and will never stop hoarding.

[–] ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world 5 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Way to hang in there Mr bezos

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago

Michael Dell charting again is the most hilarious part.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 11 hours ago

Yes, he's truly going through tough times.

[–] kibblebits@quokk.au 3 points 11 hours ago

Not until we kill them all

[–] rozlav@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 9 hours ago

anyway getting more from 2026 ?