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AfterOnions@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 9 days ago

Top 10% of Americans Have Double Wealth of The Bottom 90%

www.fiscalreport.com

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Top 10% of Americans Have Double Wealth of The Bottom 90%

www.fiscalreport.com

AfterOnions@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 9 days ago
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The wealthiest 10% hold $101.62 trillion in assets, while the remaining 90% hold $50.06 trillion in assets.
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    No one can earn a billion dollars without exploiting others.

    Not a single goddamn person.

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      Earning that kind of wealth is not necessarily the problem. I think it is possible to accumulate it without exploiting anyone.

      Keeping it, on the other hand, is a problem. Wealth carries obligations and to maintain that level of wealth requires a person to, at the minimum, remain apathetic to a lot of serious problems which they have the capacity to address.

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      How did Taytay exploit anyone? She sings and dances in front of people for a living

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        the crew that set up her stages/audio etc.

        you don’t make billions by paying people their fair share

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          Multiple reports confirmed that Swift distributed $197 million in bonuses to the people who worked on the tour, in addition to their regular pay. That total included a wide range of roles, from dancers and musicians to production crews and support staff.

          https://creators.yahoo.com/lifestyle/story/taylor-swift-gifted-all-staff-and-crew-upwards-of-6-figures-each-as-a-thank-you-heres-how-much-the-eras-tour-staff-each-allegedly-got-080319122.html

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            I guess we’ve finally found the first good billionaire then /s

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            And what about each of her many, many previous tours?

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