• Cryophilia@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    I think reining them in is enough. We can habe billionaires in a green economy.

    I totally agree that billionaires should not exist, but I think climate change is more important and we shouldn’t lose sight of that.

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      2 years ago

      The average billionaire emits 1 million times more CO2 than the average 90%er. There are about 3000 of them

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        2 years ago

        Yeah and it’s easier to transition to clean energy, mitigating their output, than it is to remove them.

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                  Yes. You just keep saying it’s difficult with no explanation.

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                    Well it’s a statement so obvious I hardly assumed it needed explaining. Have you ever thought about the practical aspect of removing billionaires? How exactly do you think it will happen? There are several methods and they’re all very difficult.

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      You can’t reign them in when the reigns are for purchase You can’t prevent them from purchasing the reigns because when the price tag is big enough, everything is for sale You can’t stop them from purchasing reigns altogether because they’ll go to a different market who can, then force the market to be open to them They will do everything in their power to KEEP their power, and to prevent them from EVER LOSING their power There IS ONLY ONE WAY to stop billionaires from having power and it is to stop them from being billionaires in any way available