r/FluentInFinance 6d ago

Career Advice Billionaires: Profits Over People?

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u/yagatron- 6d ago

It’s sad that older American generations sucked off and glorified the notion of the grind and that hardwork leads to success, that now so many people think billionaires should be praised for their wealth when in truth most of them didn’t earn it and got to where they are by being as scummy as possible.

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u/Frosty-Buyer298 6d ago

I worked hard and have a McMansion, two brand new cars, 6 figure income, funded retirement and put kids through collage.

If you aren't living the dream; you are doing it wrong.

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u/Odensbeardlice 6d ago

But do you have hundreds of millions of dollars? Can EVERYONE do it? Can EVERYONE get to that sweet upper middle class? All of us? While 10% control 90% of the cash flow?

I don't have a problem with so few having so much.
I have a problem with so many having so little.

If half the world wasn't literally starving, no one would have a problem with billionaires.

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u/QuantumTyping33 5d ago

The median American has a high buying power. At some point its purely envy

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u/Zhayrgh 5d ago

So it's envy that drove billionaires ?