I want to start a YouTube channel where people do nice things for wealthy people like buy them groceries or give them money just to show that we appreciate them.
The reality though is that most millionaires and really rich families and people aren’t really the main problem with our current system.
Even if your family had tens of millions of dollars available while you were growing up, you’re many orders of magnitude closer to a minimum wage worker than to any billionaire.
The reality is that if most societies redistributed a fraction of the wealth of their top 30 wealthiest individuals, almost no one would be harmed and thousands of people could benefit significantly.
Now, of course, if you just give money away, that’s no good at improving people’s lives, so it makes sense to use the money to fund hospitals and schools, to provide adequate conditions to the disabled, the elderly, single parents, the homeless and our most vulnerable. And oh, would you look at that, that’s just a tax reform.
I’m from a middle upper class family, so, I never lacked any necessities but I also couldn’t afford luxuries every day. But I hold no contempt for people who got to grow up living in wealth and luxury beyond what my family could afford. I hold contempt for people who could dramatically improve their entire communities’ conditions and choose to evade their only tax obligations and only invest their wealth to accumulate more and more.
I think societies should at some point put a cap on wealth. No human being should be as rich as Elon Musk.
Now, of course, if you just give money away, that’s no good at improving people’s lives
Actually, no, I’m pretty sure there have been many studies that show that literally just giving poor people money is all it takes. This is the first one I found after 15 seconds of searching; I think you are really underestimating how difficult it is for poor people to just get necessities, or how difficult it is to get out of debt traps.
I see where you’re coming from. Drug addicts, gambling addicts, etc, may not be the best demographics to just give money to. But that is not most poor people. It’s a tiny fraction! Literally all we need is wealth distribution, with no need to overcomplicate things. It might not be perfect, but it would be magnitudes better than what we have now.
Edit, to be clear, I’m not saying we shouldn’t fund hospitals and schools and whatnot. But it’s simply not true that giving money away isn’t effective.
I assure you, regardless how you start life, it’s how you live it and how you carry yourself that ultimately defines who you are and what people think of you.
Whether it’s freeloaders or bill collectors, everyone is being hounded by something.
Lots of people don’t realize how exhausting it is to be born wealthy.
It paints a target on your back for the rest of your life.
I got so angry until I realized it was you lol
Your wit and humor are hard to ascertain sometimes but I do enjoy it
I can help you! Just transfer all your wealth to me, I can carry your burden!
Do you take debt too?
I’m all topped up on debt, don’t worry.
I would love to! Just send me your ID documents and I’ll open a bunch of credit card accounts and start building debt immediately.
Sounds like a weird request to me, but if that’s your kink then who am I to question.
Feels like that would be me taking your debt though.
No, only debit.
I always thought that they were the real victim in this world 😢
I want to start a YouTube channel where people do nice things for wealthy people like buy them groceries or give them money just to show that we appreciate them.
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That’s sweet, you’re so considerate
Awww thank you.
Yea maybe we should feed the rich lol.
I have some nice tasty rat poison.
Always has been
I’m from a very wealthy family and I find people treat me normal if I just live a normal middle class life.
The reality though is that most millionaires and really rich families and people aren’t really the main problem with our current system.
Even if your family had tens of millions of dollars available while you were growing up, you’re many orders of magnitude closer to a minimum wage worker than to any billionaire.
The reality is that if most societies redistributed a fraction of the wealth of their top 30 wealthiest individuals, almost no one would be harmed and thousands of people could benefit significantly.
Now, of course, if you just give money away, that’s no good at improving people’s lives, so it makes sense to use the money to fund hospitals and schools, to provide adequate conditions to the disabled, the elderly, single parents, the homeless and our most vulnerable. And oh, would you look at that, that’s just a tax reform.
I’m from a middle upper class family, so, I never lacked any necessities but I also couldn’t afford luxuries every day. But I hold no contempt for people who got to grow up living in wealth and luxury beyond what my family could afford. I hold contempt for people who could dramatically improve their entire communities’ conditions and choose to evade their only tax obligations and only invest their wealth to accumulate more and more.
I think societies should at some point put a cap on wealth. No human being should be as rich as Elon Musk.
Actually, no, I’m pretty sure there have been many studies that show that literally just giving poor people money is all it takes. This is the first one I found after 15 seconds of searching; I think you are really underestimating how difficult it is for poor people to just get necessities, or how difficult it is to get out of debt traps.
I see where you’re coming from. Drug addicts, gambling addicts, etc, may not be the best demographics to just give money to. But that is not most poor people. It’s a tiny fraction! Literally all we need is wealth distribution, with no need to overcomplicate things. It might not be perfect, but it would be magnitudes better than what we have now.
Edit, to be clear, I’m not saying we shouldn’t fund hospitals and schools and whatnot. But it’s simply not true that giving money away isn’t effective.
But why would you do that if you are very wealthy?
How do you show that you’re better than everyone else?
I don’t believe I am better. Just very lucky in that one way
If only they were able to give their money away and remove that target.
Wait, they can??
Must not be a large burden to bear.
Nina Spies nee van Zandt demonstrated that it can actually be done.
I assure you, regardless how you start life, it’s how you live it and how you carry yourself that ultimately defines who you are and what people think of you.
Whether it’s freeloaders or bill collectors, everyone is being hounded by something.
I like the fact that there is no law in the US that obligated you to talk to debt collectors let alone pay them.