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Chaco's avatar

Thanks for bringing reason to a sometimes emotional topic Chelsea.

Bob Armstrong's avatar

Billion dollar wealth isn't static cash . It's control of global enterprises either by the people who created the enterprise or investors perspicacious enough to have supplied the assets to create it .

Jay Gee's avatar

Or who inherit it, or who were lucky.

Gregg Wolf's avatar

Nonsense, most wealth is first generation created, as by the time grandkids get the money they blow it though incompetence, lack of discipline, and stupidity.

Wealth cannot be concentrated anyways, as it is is not a finite thing. It is created, and is i finite, so how much one person, or country has, has nothing to do wtih how much another person or country has.

Bob Armstrong's avatar

Look up the Hunt brothers . They were a good example of : if you are not competent , it will soon be gone .

Trevor's avatar

Jay Gee.......You write : "Or who inherit it, or who were lucky."

What's the problem ?

You were born [ through no merits of your own ! ]...wasn't THAT a lucky inheritance ?

Again . What's the problem ?

Or are you just "ungrape-ful" like an ungrateful Capuchin Monkey ??

Jay Gee's avatar

Looks like I struck a nerve there.

Trevor's avatar

Chelsea ....I loved THIS PARTICULAR article........as I can now quote it

"lock , stock and barrel" to my contrary confreres ....no matter what view they previously held !

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This is good too : https://www.prageru.com/videos/as-the-rich-get-richer-the-poor-get-richer

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Regards , Trevor.

Jay Gee's avatar

Man doesn't live on comfort alone. The pursuit of status dominates ... even among chimps. https://youtu.be/-KSryJXDpZo?si=wqnbKzXY42mrm1Du