The recent wealth history of the four richest men sure makes a case for why it's so important that we cut social security and medicaid to give them more. - ThreadSky

schooley.bsky.social • 20 days ago

The recent wealth history of the four richest men sure makes a case for why it's so important that we cut social security and medicaid to give them more.

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jawalker.bsky.social•20 days ago

I guess they’ve decided they’ve captured enough wealth that they don’t need customers any longer.

morpheus-huxley.bsky.social•20 days ago

I'd hate for the Poor's needs for survival to interfere with the pile of wealth growing a little bit.

webrant.bsky.social•20 days ago

Their rise came literally from our pandemic graves so now mass murder becomes public policy thanks to the concentrated capital source of fascism.

https://bsky.app/profile/schooley.bsky.social/post/3lk25r3qeps2k

shriketron.bsky.social•20 days ago

Zuckerberg's growth is fairly the most obscene just based on slope.

fuzi60.bsky.social•20 days ago

#MakeBillionairesExtinct

axiomatixx.bsky.social•20 days ago

How will they ever afford enough precious metal for their mausoleum without ridiculous and absolutely sick and unnecessary tax cuts?

schooley.bsky.social•20 days ago

I'm convinced there's a sociopathic need to continue the ridiculous growth rate they've enjoyed since the pandemic, which is clearly unsustainable.

amy4opus.bsky.social•20 days ago

I think you're right.

webrant.bsky.social•20 days ago

The Robber Barons received the same boost from the Spanish Flu and demanded it continue too, which is why Upton Sinclair called it capitalism plus murder.

https://bsky.app/profile/schooley.bsky.social/post/3lk2632qa3k2k

wghwanderer.bsky.social•20 days ago

Boys with rulers.

marplani.bsky.social•20 days ago

When you hover over the graph images they list: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Larry Ellison, and Jeff Bezos.

sonofamonk.bsky.social•20 days ago

Check out the Hennessey song "8 Men" for a musical version of this post

georgejohnston.bsky.social•20 days ago

Oligarchs: But that will cut our rate of return!

fitzelmix.bsky.social•20 days ago

Curious how much of this is related to the Republican tax plan of 2017 that "was going to pay for itself"

ebharrington.bsky.social•20 days ago

Note: those are the 4 richest men *that we know about.*

Many of the richest people in the US (& globally) never appear on the Forbes 400 or other "rich lists" bc their wealth is held in forms other than publicly-traded stocks: e.g., like trust fund babies & those w/stocks in untraded family firms.

buckleup36.bsky.social•20 days ago

Like the secretive Cargill family whose private company generates $177 BILLION in revenue per year. They are the 4th wealthiest family in America.

https://minnesotareformer.com/2023/12/18/cargill-backed-foundation-shifts-dollars-away-from-right-wing-groups/

julmm.bsky.social•20 days ago

Excellent facts/points Brooke. ThankYou

ebharrington.bsky.social•20 days ago

Among the most important examples: hedge fund billionaire Robert Mercer & his daughter Rebecca, whose offshore "war chest" were instrumental in funding both the Brexit & Trump 2016 campaigns.
Mercer went feral, after yrs of apolitical philanthropy, specifically bc the IRS handed him a big tax bill.

schooley.bsky.social•20 days ago

Funny how little you hear about them with Elon and his silicon valley bros big footing all of the attention these days.

ebharrington.bsky.social•20 days ago

They're incredibly dangerous, in part because they fly under the radar in terms of public information about wealth and political activity.
https://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/mercers/

stickybunny.bsky.social•20 days ago

Their hardscrabble lives in the Dust Bowl.

chadfarrenburg.bsky.social•20 days ago

They want it all. 99% is not enough.

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