Im not saying I hate billionaires..

[trebach@functional.cafe]

@ee @stux In the US, many older people have a net worth over $1 million between their house and retirement portfolio. Pensions mostly don't exist anymore so people have to fund their own retirement, usually via tax-deferred investments like a 401k. Social Security exists but without changes, it won't be able to pay out the full amount they would previously be entitled to.

In some places with high costs of living, a house can easily be worth $1 million by itself

[trebach@functional.cafe]

@FlashMobOfOne @stux Or they inherit it?

[athousandcateaus@tiggi.es]

@stux I think in the process of becoming a billionaire you have to make a lot of choices that select for you being the kind of person that is uncharitable and selfish. Someone who isn't that way would get off the train long before that

[passwordsarehard4@mastodon.social]

@ee @stux I wouldn’t consider $1m USD rich. To me $50k a year isn’t rich and that’s 20 years of retirement savings, give or take.

[the_wub@mastodon.social]

@stux "A good billionaire does not exist"

It really depends on how they are dressed.

A good sauce makes all the difference.

[danish_akhtar7@mastodon.social]

@stux

I used to think Bill Gates was a benevolent and 'Philanthropic Billionaire.

[falcennial@mastodon.social]

@the_wub @stux yum. properly butchered and slow roasted on a square kebab (for even rotation) over a tea tree charcoal fire. 🤌

the flesh of billionaire or any other abuser is the only ethical meat to eat. there is no reason for it to not be cooked deliciously.

[darkpaw@mstdn.social]

@xinit @stux To be fair, she 'only' has $11.9bn and has done more with that than any other billionaire I can think of. Musk does fuck all to help others with his hundreds of billions. Bezos makes penis rockets.

As I said, I agree that billionaires probably shouldn't exist, but LPJ is doing some good, and it's not just a day's interest she's giving away. Attack the fucking awful billionaires not the ones at least doing some good.

[rethnor@mstdn.social]

@mjc0961

@charcole valve has the best refund policy in the industry. They aren't popular because of dirty tactics, they are just good.

And yes, he should also be taxed.

[imprinted@mastodon.uno]

@the_wub @stux
The only good billionaire is a d&@d one, like the Nazis.

[gokushrm@mastodon.social]

@stux a good billionaire does not exist.. Lol

[lordcaramac@discordian.social]

@stux One of my favourite hashtags is #EatTheRich

[xinit@mastodon.coffee]

@darkpaw
And Taylor Swift sounds like a nice person from many accounts. Paying transportation staff, crew, etc big salaries and bonuses, and donates to charities, arranges good bank donations, etc.

Still should be taxed out of being a billionaire.

This isn't picking on a single billionaire, it's time that they ALL had their hoards redistributed.

Even if they're nice.

I think we're mostly agreeing, though.
@stux