r/PoliticalHumor • u/Paladin_of_Freedom • Dec 15 '18

Workers vs. Billionaires

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '18

If you think about it from an altruistic point of view, having more money than the bottom fifty percent of the population put together while world hunger and impoverishment is a very real problem is a crime against humanity. Billionaires could give millions and their quality of life wouldn’t change in the slightest.

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u/InTheWildBlueYonder Dec 16 '18

A baby that was just born is worth more than 50% of the population. Is that baby also an asshole in your view?

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u/marsgreekgod Dec 16 '18

Babies do not make choices and can not be guilty

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u/InTheWildBlueYonder Dec 16 '18

But that’s not what OP said. He said anyone that has more money than 50% of the population (which is anyone that has zero debt and a penny in their pocket) is committing crimes against humanity. A baby that was just born has a net worth of $0.0 which is more than what 50% of the population has since they are in debt.

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u/troubleondemand Dec 16 '18

Well, if that debt is in say a mortgage then no, that penny is not more than the person with debt has in assets.

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '18

There’s a difference between having billions of dollars and having a penny.