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juddlegum.bsky.social • 82 days ago

The wealth of these 12 men have increased dramatically over the last four years

https://www.newsweek.com/americas-12-richest-men-worth-combined-2-trillion-1995950

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pcsherry.bsky.social•82 days ago

These guys are as smug and confident as the Romanovs in 1917.
🎶 Hard times are gonna come. 🎶

scottinjupiter.bsky.social•82 days ago

Yet they still can’t afford eggs.

ree-ahhh.bsky.social•82 days ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣

saneman.bsky.social•82 days ago

MAGAts be like....

bdowney2338.bsky.social•82 days ago

I’ve been just staring at this for 15 minutes.
It’s so gross but like a train wreck I can’t look away.

traveller23.bsky.social•82 days ago

This has future uprising written all over it.

wisepoet.bsky.social•82 days ago

Well, well, well.

greenhombre.bsky.social•82 days ago

Share this data while it's still legal to. Mussolini banned workers from being mean to the rich by sharing information about them. His blackshirts enforced that rule.

duchessofnaught.bsky.social•82 days ago

So they did really well under the Biden Administration.

motorcitygal66.bsky.social•82 days ago

So, let's be clear. They became richer the last 4 years. Hmm. When a Democrat was in office. During the time, the economy was recovering from a pandemic. You would think they would want to continue on this path. Were they afraid of her taking their money?

jillianny.bsky.social•82 days ago

Why? With Elonia. Wasn't she happy?

roba83.bsky.social•82 days ago

Biden's policies enlarged the U.S. economy pie, but the angle of the pie cut these guys keep getting (why only guys is for another whole conversation) continues to increase. Only once their combined slice angle reaches 360 degrees will they be satisfied, but even then, they'll want a bigger pie.

ree-ahhh.bsky.social•82 days ago

Trumps tax cut and corporate greed enlarge their wealth.

suzanallbritton.bsky.social•82 days ago

But weren’t the last four years supposed to be a financial debacle!? 🤣

kimoco.bsky.social•82 days ago

Once you get that first billion, the growth is exponential.

danheraty.bsky.social•82 days ago

Zuck will win this race hands down…

ree-ahhh.bsky.social•82 days ago

I think Musk will. Between China, Russia & US he'll be in the trillions soon. He knows that the narcissist in charge want to hear how smart and strong they are. Thats all it takes for him to get what he wants and make billions screwing the people! 😡

lakekayaker.bsky.social•82 days ago

Was it the Trump tax cuts for the wealthy that led to this criminal gain in wealth? Stock buybacks and no or little reinvestment in employees and the corporation probably contributed to this.

katnj.bsky.social•82 days ago

And they all need this much money? Most of them do not feel a need to give back? And they need tax breaks because????????Disgusting!

never-maga.bsky.social•82 days ago

This is disgusting. An equal distribution of outcome is the only way we can begin to tackle systemic racism.

isabellaa.bsky.social•82 days ago

Of course they have, you’re looking at the 12 wealthiest people in 2024. Anyone who lost money didn’t make the list.

snojustice.bsky.social•82 days ago

So much wealth held by a handful of people is incredibly dangerous.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m a liberally/centrist minded old fuck. I’m a business owner and believe in capitalism gaining wealth through hard and smart work, but it gets to be a bit much. I have no answers, only concerns

gwendolynclare.bsky.social•82 days ago

Richer get richer, poorer get poorer. Biggest problem now is the super wealthy control the White House in January. Makes it so much worse

fionnalarcom.bsky.social•82 days ago

When the symbol stops representing the people, the people revolt against the symbol. What will the White House represent to us?

gwendolynclare.bsky.social•82 days ago

A symbol of Democracy, no longer representing the people, is a desecrated symbol, for certain

trumpisamoron1.bsky.social•82 days ago

The enemy

njpatrick.bsky.social•82 days ago

They may have won the battle, but they will lose the war. There are more of us than them.

rozzy771.bsky.social•82 days ago

But, y'know, Biden was so awful for the economy.

p-za.bsky.social•82 days ago

Well when he had to work with a Congress taking orders from the deposed orange king in addition to dependence or corporate financing of their campaigns, choosing to act not for the benefit of their constituents, couldn't expect much. Have to get rid of Citizen's United and other legal bribes.

john-y.bsky.social•82 days ago

just wait, with his fingers on the scales of AI, crypto, EV, space and whatever else he wants, I expect Leon will be the world's first trillionaire.

saneman.bsky.social•82 days ago

And a seat in the WH 😆

degorius.bsky.social•82 days ago

looks like Biden made them rich

jerkyjjay.bsky.social•82 days ago

Or the tax breaks and policies that were enacted when Trump was in office paid out.

Not to say Biden may have been able to do something and didn't but I don't think it's something he did that caused it.

chico-and-boots.bsky.social•82 days ago

I wonder if that’s why people can’t afford eggs?

drlizgeriatrics.bsky.social•82 days ago

📌

rockwils1.bsky.social•82 days ago

annechrist.bsky.social•82 days ago

Putin's regime has be longed for by these oligarch's. Do they
also support KKK and the Nazi party ?
Nostradamus saw it for a particular person:" This man's only
ambition in life is to overthrow the US administration in its current form". Can the heirs manage to reach the goal ?

ramethyst.bsky.social•74 days ago

Here's a complete interpretation of Nostradamus's Century V-75 quatrain that answers and addresses the questions in your comment. More to come. ;o) https://28daysmovement.blogspot.com/2024/12/nostradamus-on-donald-trump-and-elon.html

ramethyst.bsky.social•79 days ago

Nostradamus was accurate on many things that we're witnessing today in addition to what you've outlined here. More on that soon. ;o)

scotsandlit.bsky.social•82 days ago

Why are they all ugly and obnoxious. Not one is normal or kind?

madamedefarge64.bsky.social•82 days ago

trumpisamoron1.bsky.social•82 days ago

Ima say one thing. Bill gates is the only one on the chart for whatever reason Seems to be actively giving it away as fast as he can responsibly can.

mdg-photography.bsky.social•82 days ago

This seems to be my view as well

melooklisten.bsky.social•82 days ago

Add Warren Buffet to that list.

jamieharding.bsky.social•82 days ago

Buffett is as ruthless as any other billionaire in business. Some of my family work for one of his companies.

melooklisten.bsky.social•82 days ago

I was understanding that he gives money to charity a lot, but upon closer look, it seems he gives to the Gates Foundation. So they just switch money to other billionnaires. Sigh. I hate bubbles bursting.

njkat.bsky.social•82 days ago

Why is it a problem to give to the Gates Foundation if he supports their mission? It’s still going to good causes.

jamieharding.bsky.social•82 days ago

Sorry to deliver the negative news. Buffett has the folksy public persona. But he’s ruthless.

lachen.bsky.social•82 days ago

According to Forbes article July 2024 (at that time), if Buffet hadn’t start to give away stocks 2006, he’d be the richest man in the world -in July 2024- est at $293 bil. Musk net worth is more now.
Buffet ranks around 10th, still massively wealthy. So far he’s given $53 billion away in stocks.

manishgnk.bsky.social•82 days ago

Only because of Melinda.

keatiki.bsky.social•82 days ago

Never mind why, he does it, which is already infinitely better than not doing it at all. And I'm not a fan of Bill Gates. Allow me, in this case, to prefer "thanks to Melinda" rather than "because of". 😉

tcampb.bsky.social•82 days ago

He's no longer with Melinda. He has proven that he is a man given to philanthropy. You need to read more, son.

manishgnk.bsky.social•82 days ago

Not sure who you're calling son, son. He hung out with pedo epstein and why don't you check when he started the foundation. We don't need any billionaires is the point. And read a book. Like "winners take all" about feel good philanthropy like what gates does to feed his god complex.

tcampb.bsky.social•82 days ago

I've been alive a lot longer than you (maybe don't look like it). Please google "bill gates medical contributions". This is just some of what he has done. His work on vaccines made it possible to make the Covid vaccines (mRna technology) possible and in record time.

trumpisamoron1.bsky.social•82 days ago

My thread my rules sorry

manishgnk.bsky.social•82 days ago

????nice response son. Resd that book. You make rules for nobody and most definitely not me.

trumpisamoron1.bsky.social•82 days ago

When you start making pedo arguments. You’ve lost son
Sorry.

chewbalka.bsky.social•82 days ago

I think Melinda was always more politically active but the unmistakable takeaway here is how much all those others have profited off the misery of Covid.

nahb01s.bsky.social•82 days ago

They got divorced though. I'm not sure what he's been up To recently. Laying low since giving Msft ownership over to Satya.

spacemonkeygleek.bsky.social•81 days ago

Actually his mother Mary, his father Bill Sr, and Warren Buffet were each influential in setting him on that path … And then of course Melinda and The Gates Foundation.

terisane.bsky.social•82 days ago

He said he would do this a long time ago

talinaulee.bsky.social•82 days ago

While Leon is mostly subsidized by taxpayers

jeanniek.bsky.social•82 days ago

But the economy was bad, per at least 10 of them.

anhos.bsky.social•81 days ago

But their wealth is tied to the stock value of their companies,which had crashed in 2020,and surged the last year

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