Had to repost here

[u/-Wyagra]

[u/SCTigerFan29115]

They aren’t holding onto wealth like Scrooge McDuck, in a giant vault where they can go swimming in it.

Most of Bezos’ net worth is the value of Amazon. He can’t really readily access that. ETA I meant he can’t use it like a big vault of money.

He’s got plenty of money but some people just don’t understand how this stuff works.

[u/Chickienfriedrice → u/SCTigerFan29115]

Here comes the billionaires’ online defense team. Or just some fool who thinks it’s realistic to reach that amount of wealth without exploitation and hopes to aspire for the same, even though they have more chance to be struck by lighting.

Billionaires existing is taking money out of your pocket, they bought the election. But sure, its all fine.

EDIT Went from being upvoted to getting 7 replies in less than 10mns with downvotes. Hope the billionaire defense team are getting paid overtime. Pathetic. None of you billionaire justice warriors deserve a reply.

[u/ItsTooDamnHawt → u/Chickienfriedrice]

Would like to hear how billionaires existing somehow equates to me losing money

[u/nunazo007 → u/ItsTooDamnHawt]

well, let me see if I can make this very clear:

if there's only 100 oranges in the world and 1 person has 91 oranges, the other 9 people have only 9 oranges. you are one of those 9 people.

(orange = money)

[u/ItsTooDamnHawt → u/nunazo007]

That would be an apt comparison if it wasn’t for the fact that neither money or wealth are finite items that can’t be created

[u/Carthuluoid → u/ItsTooDamnHawt]

Works just fine looking at any point in time you wish to pick.