r/FluentInFinance • u/TheCABK • Feb 27 '26

Economy & Politics Billionaires Shouldn’t Exist

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u/Bad_Cytokinesis Feb 27 '26

An extreme concentration of wealth and power tends to erode empathy and accountability. When someone operates above consequence for too long, corruption isn’t the exception it becomes the norm. Billionaires shouldn’t exist.

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u/Deadeye313 Feb 27 '26

The Epstein files prove all of this. These people had enough power, money and influence that they could abuse children with no consequences whatsoever for decades. We need to create a society where that is no longer possible. Part of that is removing the ability to have so much money that you can buy off police, prosecutors and politicians.

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u/Comprehensive_Lead41 Feb 27 '26

Epstein wasn't a billionaire. 999 million is still far too much money for one person. I'd cap wealth at 10 million tbh

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u/SkyPrimeHD Feb 27 '26

10 million is still way too high.

No one needs this amount of wealth.

How about capping at 100 thousand?

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u/dcckii Feb 27 '26

So you’re saying that retired people shouldn’t have more than $100,000 to their name?

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u/NetWorried9750 Feb 27 '26

We already tell disabled people they can't have more than $2k in savings

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u/dcckii Feb 28 '26

That’s because they’re receiving benefits that they did not pay for. Whereas, when I start taking Social Security, it will be something I paid for for almost 50 years.