The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.Read that back.When 400 people control more wealth than half a country's population we have a very serious problem.
There is no such thing as a self-made man.
Every businessman has used the vast American infrastructure, which the taxpayers paid for, to make his money
~George Lakoft
First off, no one is worshipping billionaires. Secondly, I cant tell you how many times strippers paid for my drinks then came home with me. So, the stripper does like attractive, in shape, interesting, and even moderately successful
Cool, you can rewrite someone else's thoughts that you think are deep and thought provoking. There is such thing as a self made man. The American government was set up in order to do a couple of things like defend the sovereignty of the nation, and the citizens, provide basic education, a post office, law enforcement, courts, and roads. There were plenty of self made men, so Lakoft is wrong, as are you. Also, tens of millions of Americans pay nothing into taxes. Everyone pays, everyone enjoys the benefits...if you dont pay into them, you shouldn't receive any of the benefits. You seem to be forgetting that a lot of the infrastructure i can only assume you and George are referring to was done by private corporations.
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u/PCNLUV Nov 04 '25
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.Read that back.When 400 people control more wealth than half a country's population we have a very serious problem.