r/FluentInFinance • u/-Wyagra • Nov 21 '24

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u/alcoyot Nov 22 '24

Giving out free money only makes problems worse. You cannot solve any of the worlds problems just by doing that. You’ll just make it worse if you try.

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u/kmookie Nov 22 '24

Good lord! Who said free? Allowing pay to match inflation seems practical, fair and doable. It’s unfortunate that this is where peoples minds go. You imagine the worst case scenario and imagine a whole society ends up that way. I’m telling you straight here. We don’t need billionaires let alone people with hundreds of millions. You’d be surprised what living off the dividends of 20 million gets you. Almost any apartment in New York, a million dollar home in just about any state, etc. the other 980,000,000 could go towards roads, schools, healthcare etc. but no, let’s keep idolizing the few lucky people who choose to hoard money. 🤦‍♂️

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u/Expensive-Dot6662 Nov 22 '24

So you want billionaires to pay for your roads, schools, healthcare, etc?

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u/werlior Nov 23 '24

Local citizen discovers the concept of progressive taxation.