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Fil1957

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7. I don't think trillonaires or mutli billionaires and maybe even centi millionaires should even exist in this world.

Reply to Javaman (Original post)

Tue Jun 23, 2026, 11:05 AM

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Money is power, and it's not healthy for society to concentrate so much of it in so few people.

However, it wouldn't be so bad if more of these morbidly rich folks felt some obligation to civil society. Instead too many of them seem hell bent on causing harm. And the worst of the worst of that group happens to the the richest and most powerful.

This whole thing really sucks.

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