It's pretty disgusting that people can accumulate that obscene amount of wealth while others struggle to make ends meet. Should tax the shit out of people like that and use the funds to improve government services.General discussion. How do you feel about this?
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People like Bezos and Musk deserve every penny they make. They've created and added incredible value to the world. What have you added to society other than take up space and collect your weekly checks?It's pretty disgusting that people can accumulate that obscene amount of wealth while others struggle to make ends meet. Should tax the shit out of people like that and use the funds to improve government services.
People like Bezos and Musk deserve every penny they make. They've created and added incredible value to the world. What have you added to society other than take up space and collect your weekly checks?
I don't deny that they have created something of value. But they didn't build that value on their own in a vacuum. We have created an environment where there businesses can succeed, but we've also created an environment where they can exploit labor, skirt taxes, and generally allow ultra wealthy to continue winning even more while everyone else suffers.People like Bezos and Musk deserve every penny they make. They've created and added incredible value to the world. What have you added to society other than take up space and collect your weekly checks?
There are founders and CEOs that deserve their money. Others who don't. I don't have problem with people like Gates, Bezos, Musk, Buffett, Dorsey, etc. who built their companies and their fortune from ground up and have added value to the world. I do have problem with worthless CEOs who were promoted to their positions through office politics and just act as paycheck collectors. Many public CEOs fall in this category. The paycheck collecting CEOs do not deserve their pay.I don't deny that they have created something of value. But they didn't build that value on their own in a vacuum. We have created an environment where there businesses can succeed, but we've also created an environment where they can exploit labor, skirt taxes, and generally allow ultra wealthy to continue winning even more while everyone else suffers.
Don't know why you're so crazy to lick their boots. The only thing that trickles down is them pissing on the rest of society. Rich people won't save us with the philanthropy and "innovations".
Also, I don't think people really understand what $1 billion is. It is an absolutely obscene amount of moneyBut neither Bezos or Musk are known for their philanthropy. So no, they don’t deserve all their money for abusing their employees especially shown during this crisis.
Also, I don't think people really understand what $1 billion is. It is an absolutely obscene amount of money
No one deserves that much, he'll never be able to spend it all, and even if he could on what? it's absolutely disgusting that so much wealth can be concentrated in the hands of so few, while millions in his country are being denied healthcare among many other thingsThere are founders and CEOs that deserve their money. Others who don't. I don't have problem with people like Gates, Bezos, Musk, Buffett, Dorsey, etc. who built their companies and their fortune from ground up and have added value to the world. I do have problem with worthless CEOs who were promoted to their positions through office politics and just act as paycheck collectors. Many public CEOs fall in this category. The paycheck collecting CEOs do not deserve their pay.
They're running a business. Not a charity. Musk has singlehandedly advanced humanity and the world probably like 20 years or more through Tesla. This is Tesla's mission statement.But neither Bezos or Musk are known for their philanthropy. So no, they don’t deserve all their money for abusing their employees especially shown during this crisis.
Musk will spend every penny he has and will probably have to borrow even more if he wants to see his vision of colonizing Mars.No one deserves that much, he'll never be able to spend it all, and even if he could on what? it's absolutely disgusting that so much wealth is concentrated in the hands of so few, while millions in his country are being denied healthcare among many other things
Better take his twitter account away from him then before he end up screwing it all with his tweets....Musk will spend every penny he has and will probably have to borrow even more if he wants to see his vision of colonizing Mars.
Oh, it did not. NASA (the government) opened up opportunities for joint ventures and contracts (public money and private profit). SpaceX is just one more snout at the government trough.And SpaceX has forever changed space program.
It should be noted that Elon Musk has signed the "giving pledge" to ultimately donate at least half of his fortune to charity, so he is by no means the worse offender in this category. (Although you could certainly take issue with specific business practices or public behavior by him.)But neither Bezos or Musk are known for their philanthropy. So no, they don’t deserve all their money for abusing their employees especially shown during this crisis.