Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

110 billionaires in the world. Yay!

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

  • 110 billionaires in the world. Yay!

    I saw this on the morning news show. They presented it with a smile.

    Someone get me a bucket I hate this society.
    I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
    - Justice Brett Kavanaugh

  • #2
    Society sucks because people are richer than you.
    "You're the biggest user of hindsight that I've ever known. Your favorite team, in any sport, is the one that just won. If you were a woman, you'd likely be a slut." - Slowwhand, to Imran

    Eschewing silly games since December 4, 2005

    Comment


    • #3
      Oh and there are 11 single men billionaires out there for all you gold digggers.

      I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
      - Justice Brett Kavanaugh

      Comment


      • #4
        Originally posted by Jaguar
        Society sucks because people are richer than you.
        I'm actually richer than most people. Way to miss the point.
        I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
        - Justice Brett Kavanaugh

        Comment


        • #5
          1125 billionaires, actually - an increase of over 260 from last year.
          "The French caused the war [Persian Gulf war, 1991]" - Ned
          "you people who bash Bush have no appreciation for one of the great presidents in our history." - Ned
          "I wish I had gay sex in the boy scouts" - Dissident

          Comment


          • #6
            A more interesting number would be the number of said billionares who are "self made" billionares. Cut anyone who inherited more than X dollars out of the list. Recompute.

            -Arrian
            grog want tank...Grog Want Tank... GROG WANT TANK!

            The trick isn't to break some eggs to make an omelette, it's convincing the eggs to break themselves in order to aspire to omelettehood.

            Comment


            • #7
              Why is that interesting?
              I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
              - Justice Brett Kavanaugh

              Comment


              • #8
                Devaluation of the billionaire is ruining our society. Sad.
                Apolyton's Grim Reaper 2008, 2010 & 2011
                RIP lest we forget... SG (2) and LaFayette -- Civ2 Succession Games Brothers-in-Arms

                Comment


                • #9
                  I dont understand how 1 person can have as much money when so many need money just to eat, it really seems unfair.

                  If I won the lottery, lets say 25million, I would give away 20 atleast. Pay off my families mortgages, help people with great ideas start their businesses....

                  Spec.
                  -Never argue with an idiot; He will bring you down to his level and beat you with experience.

                  Comment


                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Spec
                    I dont understand how 1 person can have as much money when so many need money just to eat, it really seems unfair.

                    If I won the lottery, lets say 25million, I would give away 20 atleast. Pay off my families mortgages, help people with great ideas start their businesses....

                    Spec.
                    Among other things, you can't convert "$10" to "Dinner" directly; someone has to actually *grow* the food (or raise it or whatever). Feeding the starving in Africa is a much more difficult task than simply handing out checks on the street corner.

                    I wonder what the inflation rate would be if the US government took a tax of 100% on capital holding over $5m, and handed a check to every citizen (children included) for ($tax)/(300m) or whatever the current population is. 40%? 45%?
                    <Reverend> IRC is just multiplayer notepad.
                    I like your SNOOPY POSTER! - While you Wait quote.

                    Comment


                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Arrian
                      A more interesting number would be the number of said billionares who are "self made" billionares. Cut anyone who inherited more than X dollars out of the list. Recompute.

                      -Arrian
                      The WSJ had the self-made number: 2/3rds.
                      I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891

                      Comment


                      • #12
                        Originally posted by snoopy369
                        I wonder what the inflation rate would be if the US government took a tax of 100% on capital holding over $5m, and handed a check to every citizen (children included) for ($tax)/(300m) or whatever the current population is. 40%? 45%?
                        If you are a monetarist it wouldn't create any inflation. If you are a supply sider it would.
                        I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
                        - Justice Brett Kavanaugh

                        Comment


                        • #13
                          It most certainly would create some 'real' inflation, in that prices for goods would most certainly go up because money that was effectively out of circulation is now back in circulation. The money supply would go up, more than likely, as stocks and such were sold to make up the money for the taxes; banks would probably start loaning significantly more money (or just exchanging it for stocks) and corporations would also buy a lot of stock I'd guess.
                          <Reverend> IRC is just multiplayer notepad.
                          I like your SNOOPY POSTER! - While you Wait quote.

                          Comment


                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Spec
                            I dont understand how 1 person can have as much money ...
                            They work or had a good idea that paid off. You and Kid could try both.
                            I make no bones about my moral support for [terrorist] organizations. - chegitz guevara
                            For those who aspire to live in a high cost, high tax, big government place, our nation and the world offers plenty of options. Vermont, Canada and Venezuela all offer you the opportunity to live in the socialist, big government paradise you long for. –Senator Rubio

                            Comment


                            • #15
                              Originally posted by snoopy369
                              It most certainly would create some 'real' inflation, in that prices for goods would most certainly go up because money that was effectively out of circulation is now back in circulation. The money supply would go up, more than likely, as stocks and such were sold to make up the money for the taxes; banks would probably start loaning significantly more money (or just exchanging it for stocks) and corporations would also buy a lot of stock I'd guess.
                              Money in the bank is not out of circulation. The bank loans that money out. Same argument with stocks. If anything the money supply would go down if you count the money in banks.
                              I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
                              - Justice Brett Kavanaugh

                              Comment

                              Working...
                              X