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7 years ago there were no billionaires worth more than $100 billion - today there are 18! (sh.itjust.works)

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Billionaires 7 years ago:

https://web.archive.org/web/20171004002738/https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/

Billionaires today:

https://www.bloomberg.com/billionaires/

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[–] ebc@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I'd be okay with the govt owning shares, honestly. That way the public would get a voice in how these megacorps operate, and that voice would get bigger the larger the company becomes.

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[–] LesserAbe@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago

Sovereign wealth fund baby, time to get Nordic

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[–] deafboy@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

govt owning shares, honestly. That way the public would get a voice

How would a public get a voice? The government would have a voice.

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[–] ebc@lemmy.ca 1 point 2 years ago

In theory, the government is elected by the public. Not a given these days, I know.

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