I am all for taxing the hell out of billionaires, but the idea that they could 'solve the world's problems overnight but choose not to' ... just no. The total wealth of the 12 richest people in the US is about $800 billion, or a year and a half of *current* Medicare.
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This isn't an argument for the virtue of billionaires, who are largely greedy, unpleasant people who hoard power for their own ends. It's an argument for the scale and complexity of the world's woes.
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Hunting them for sport on pay-per-view could probably sustain the NHS in perpetuity
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