Do You Believe That Billionaires Should Exist?

spathiphyllum | 16:46 Thu 07th Nov 2019 | Society & Culture

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1 million seconds equal 11 and 1/2 days. 1 billion seconds equal 31 and 3/4 years.

Yes or no?

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The Times They Are A Changing.

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Spicerack

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To the people who keep using expressions like 'sour grapes' and 'the politics of envy' I'd say that not everybody worships mammon. (like you obviously do) And you don't have to be poor to see there's less social mobility and equality of opportunity, in this country today, than there was 40/50 years ago.

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Spicerack

Diddly has some strange notions about Grammar schools.
Dash it all, we even had to pay the fags to warm our toilet seats for us.

Mamyalynne

Is that you young Winterbottom?

spathiphyllum

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I think the real problem in the UK is that people earning £100+ per hour have managed to convince people earning £12 per hour that people who earn £7.83 per hour are the problem.

ummmm

What makes you jump to that conclusion?

Theland

Quantitative Easing means the Central Bank pumps printed money into the main banks.
What to do with it?
Of course, buy shares.
Pump up the value of shares.
Those with a portfolio get wealthier by doing nothing.
Great trick eh?
Where is the, "Trickle Down?"
A load of BS but it makes more billionaires.

naomi24

Great! More billionaires! There's hope for you yet, Theland. ;o)

Theland

Naomi - You know that I am immensely wealthy, but I do have a social conscience, and it's not my fault that I get wealthier by doing nothing.
I try to spread my wealth by employing extra staff.