You forgot to cite your post:
http://www.dailywire.com/news/12451/leftists-keep-saying-richest-people-are-wealthier-ben-shapiro
orld's 8 Richest Men Have Wealth Equal to Half the Population
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Thanks Captain copy n paste.
That seems like something poor people say to make themselves feel better. I seriously doubt life gets stale.
There's way more money in the world than 1 trillion.
The Rothschilds alone have over a trillion in assets.
The Rothschilds alone have over a trillion in assets.
Money has little to do with that
I should have been more specific- life is what you make of it. I feel it would get stale with the "buy whatever I want" Hollywood mentality.
I would consider myself upper middle class income-wise. Every penny I've made was made by me- no inheritances, no handouts, nothing. I'm not wealthy by any means. If I suddenly had $1B in my bank, I'd invest in some of my invention/business ideas rather than blow it on cars, yachts, mansions, etc.
wait.....WHAT ?!?!
BAN HIM!
Because they are cherry picking the stats to find what they want.
The poorest half of the population on earth is what the post talks about. This includes Africa where people are making like 10 bucks a week etc. Fairly confident that almost no one in the US can even make the poorest half stat unless they take zero gov assistance and have no income. Literally gov assistance alone should easily put you over the half mark.
Not to mention, in every society there must be pools of capital. It won't work any other way. Someone has to build the multi million dollar buildings and provide jobs. You can either have the government do that or private citizens. Didn't work to well in Russia having the government do it.
Did not read. However based on title I thought is was trying to make the point the 8 richest people have a combined total of just under 500 billion and everyone else has the other half or the other 500 billion.
How many billionaires are there in the world. I would wager there's more than 508.
How many billionaires are there in the world. I would wager there's more than 508.
yep
It comes down to jealousy. Its an innate characteristic in many species.
If someone dumped 1 billion dollars into your bank account you're gonna go out and try to make more? Why?
That's the only thing I don't get about super rich people. Long before I hit 1B I would be done working forever.
You (nor I) have no concept of what a billion dollars is. You, your kids, and your kids kids could live in absolute luxury without ever working again.
1B in the bank and out busting my ass for more? Not me baby, see ya on my private island.
yup. If you invested well, you could live just about any lifestyle you wanted, and still accrue more wealth than you could comprehend.
The people with a billion dollars sitting in the bank aren't doing it for the money. They're doing what they love doing, the money is just a byproduct. That's why they keep "working" well after they have enough money to do anything they want with.
I am perfectly happy being a multi thousandaire.
I read the title wrong. They say the poorest 3.6 billion people only have an ave of 119 dollars in assets.
But instead of helping those people make more money they want to take from those who have made a lot of people wealthy as well as providing millions of people with jobs good income shelter and food.
But instead of helping those people make more money they want to take from those who have made a lot of people wealthy as well as providing millions of people with jobs good income shelter and food.
There are a few things I imagine you're missing. You've built and industrial empire and are worth billions and you want to quit working. How is that conversation with the thousands of employees you have going to go?
"Hey everyone, I hope you had a great weekend. So listen, I've decided to quit working so I'd like everyone to go home. I'm sorry, you won't get a paycheck tomorrow so good luck making your mortgage payments and putting food on your table."
As a business owner there is a massive amount of stress involved because you are responsible for people's livelihood. It's something most people will never have to do so they don't grasp the weight it bears.
Also. I'm willing to bet having 7 days off a week gets old really fast. Everyone says they could do it but the massive number of people that can't stay retired is proof that it's not as easy as we'd like to think. For Joe Schmoe slob that's easy to do but people that make a billion dollars have insane work ethics and would go nuts without something to do. My wife constantly asks me to sit down and relax but I can't do it...I find pleasure in working a zillion hours a week then coming home and busting my ass. Whether it be cleaning, remodeling, tinkering on projects, cooking, etc I'd go nuts without something to do. I'd be willing to bet that billionaires are the same way.
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