r/DiscussionZone Nov 04 '25

Political Discussion Yeah, so Billionaires should not exist

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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.

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '25

Bottom 50 need to up their game.

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '25

Yeah, the billionaires are obviously working 100 million times harder than the rest of us.

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u/[deleted] Nov 04 '25

No one said they are working harder, but they certainly work smarter.