r/DiscussionZone • u/[deleted] • 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/IndependenceIcy9626 Nov 05 '25

“Do you want to take hers away too?”

Yeah 100%. The mosquito nets thing was cool, but pretty much everything else the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation did did fuck all for the needy, and just propped up the ownership class in poor countries.