I think billionaires would typically rather get eaten than lose their gains. Hence the willingness to risk human extinction over number not go up so much.
As much as I can appreciate a good revenge fantasy, as a society we should refrain from driving people to suffer, including as a form of retributive justice.
One of the things that I thought of to help with this problem is, like, what if we figured out how much it costs to meet like all the basics in life - a house (not a rental!), food, soda, internet, heat/hot water - all that stuff. Then add some more, so that people could do nice stuff and enjoy their lives, save for retirement, go on vacations, etc.
Then - now here’s the crazy part - we make a law requiring that everyone in the country needs to be paid at least that much money. It would be like a “Floor Wage,” or, like, a “Minimum Salary.”
If the increase in the cost of doing business didn’t eliminate billionaires altogether, I bet people would at least stop giving a shit about billionaires and their gold piles because the rest of us aren’t living in debt while they build yachts for their yachts.
Reminder that there are only around 750 billionaires in the US. We can eat them.
Or tax them to hell like they did in the 50s I guess. But I prefer the eating thing.
I think billionaires would typically rather get eaten than lose their gains. Hence the willingness to risk human extinction over number not go up so much.
Ide rather ax them than tax them.
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As much as I can appreciate a good revenge fantasy, as a society we should refrain from driving people to suffer, including as a form of retributive justice.
Por que no los dos
And they said vegetarianism is better for the environment.
I’d be happy just putting them in a sack and hitting them repeatedly with a large stick. If you can’t eat the rich, beat the rich.
One of the things that I thought of to help with this problem is, like, what if we figured out how much it costs to meet like all the basics in life - a house (not a rental!), food, soda, internet, heat/hot water - all that stuff. Then add some more, so that people could do nice stuff and enjoy their lives, save for retirement, go on vacations, etc.
Then - now here’s the crazy part - we make a law requiring that everyone in the country needs to be paid at least that much money. It would be like a “Floor Wage,” or, like, a “Minimum Salary.”
If the increase in the cost of doing business didn’t eliminate billionaires altogether, I bet people would at least stop giving a shit about billionaires and their gold piles because the rest of us aren’t living in debt while they build yachts for their yachts.