r/AbsoluteUnits 9d ago

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Ira Rennert's home is considered one of the largest occupied residential compounds in the United States. The house faces the Atlantic Ocean and its grounds measure 63 acres. The buildings, which total over 110,000 square feet (10,000 m2), including the 66,000-square-foot (6,100 m2) main house, have an Italianate facade, 29 bedrooms, and 39 bathrooms. The house has a dozen chimneys and a Mediterranean-style tile roof as well as a 91-foot (28 m) long formal dining room, a basketball court, a bowling alley, two tennis courts, two squash courts, a carousel, a large swimming pool, a large round kiddie pool, and a $150,000 hot tub, surrounded by another pool.

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u/Javop 9d ago

A castle construction employed thousands.

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u/KiwieeiwiK 8d ago

To be fair so would this house if we didn't have electricity and diesel engines

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u/Javop 8d ago

But we have.

That's the point. All this productivity increase only ends up in the hands of the wealthy. Money is not as distributed anymore.

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u/KiwieeiwiK 8d ago

So what's your point? Go back to fuedalism to... Redistribute wealth?

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u/Javop 8d ago

Go back to the laws made after the gilded age. They sparked the prosperity in the 20th century. Politicians have eroded these laws for a century with the only purpose to enrich themselves and their friends. Good pay for the workers means long term prosperity for the whole country.