The thing about billionaires it that they could just stop. It’s not a skin colour, it’s not an ethnicity or even a religion.
If they wanted to they could redistribute the wealth. They could use their power to close the political doors they exploit.
Wouldn’t even have to check themselves out, wouldn’t even have to adopt some monastic lifestyle. But they would rather live in a world where they have lifetimes of obscene luxury at the expense of others. At a certain point you have to ask if causing suffering is part of their fun.
Anyone that would stop would’ve done so well before they got to the point of obscene wealth. Billionaires can only stop hypothetically - the only way to get them to actually stop is through force.
I’m willing to allow that someone could have a change of heart after acquiring wealth, or can control of such wealth through inheritance.
I don’t really care how such a realignment of thinking is achieved though. Be it force, visitation by three spirits, whatever. I guess my point is that as they have the capability to change but don’t, which should inform our actions.
Not if there’s a bigger billionaire.
Yes, billionaires could end poverty. But they never did and never will.
…smaug was good for business…
Well they could
last I checked insustrial scale human halving was extremely unpopular with the populace and generally violates several laws.
