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In reply to the discussion: What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos's Private Retreat [View all]Maru Kitteh
(31,881 posts)40. I would bet all the equity in my house that he's already had one stroke
at the very least. So theres been one plucky little blood clot that tried to save the world. Maybe more.
He says hes gobbling down full-size aspirin every day so he can have nice thin blood coursing through his veins. Maybe we can get an uncontrollable bleed next. A nice triple A or something on the Circle of Willis.
Thatd do.
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This is exactly why billionaires (trillionaires?) should be taxed out of existence.
Moostache
Yesterday
#1
Yeah, but it won't happen. They control the government, the media, even a vast majority of voters.
progressoid
Yesterday
#17
Agreed. And power control. Money to own and control the corporations and institutions we all depend on
lostnfound
Yesterday
#18
The super rich become so wealthy they think they have become part of the royalty class.
magicarpet
Yesterday
#30
So very accurate and true.... present day billionaires lacking the brains or ambitions to contribute to,...
magicarpet
14 hrs ago
#56
Yes, and Trump's followers all believe Trump created all that wealth for himself.
raging moderate
12 hrs ago
#66
the rich never gave a hoot hoot hoot about us and YOU CANT TAKE IT WITH YOU!
AllaN01Bear
Yesterday
#6
Research demonstrates that wealth reduces compassion and morality, so that Eye of the Needle bit is spot on!!
pat_k
21 hrs ago
#51
The majority and damn few understand or care what they are doing to other people
Stargazer99
14 hrs ago
#59
And now the billionaires have the propaganda tools to keep the people in their slumber....
Mysterian
Yesterday
#9
One of our society's biggest problems is that we have millionaires and billionaires deciding what is affordable.
Wounded Bear
Yesterday
#15
The American people are well trained and gaslighted and are not even aware of the pattern
Stargazer99
14 hrs ago
#60
the biggest thing is how they become immune from the law-- their money totally protects them from criminal prosecution.
LymphocyteLover
Yesterday
#29
One of the parts of the process of wealth is that others project unwarranted worth (not monetary).
yellow dahlia
Yesterday
#34
The wealthy have a warped view of how people end up where they are on the social ladder.
pat_k
21 hrs ago
#52
"My own morality." With the way TOFU Donnie is mixing up words of late, I wonder...
3catwoman3
Yesterday
#37
Looked up the value of 1,000,000 a year to a billionaire...(what they would have to pay for security)
C Moon
21 hrs ago
#50