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[–] [email protected] 41 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

You probably have to be one nasty motherfucker to continue after you have 1.000 Million dollars.

More is just even more mentaly ill people IMO

[–] [email protected] 20 points 3 weeks ago

You have to love getting money more than any other thing.

Or, at least you have to love the things you need to do to get money. What given the things those people do, is even worse.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Eh, I think a million maybe 2 is still in the limits of life savings for a normal person to warrant comfy retirement

[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

I think the parent commenter uses the decimal separator and means a billion dollars.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 weeks ago

Ah yeah you're probably right

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

Yep, European here, sorry for the confusion.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 weeks ago

Let's be generous and let people dream and make it a cap at around ten millions.

More is just bad for everyone.

[–] EvilZ 2 points 2 weeks ago

I believe it was Robert Reich who spoke about the difference eif CEO in the 1970's were profit margins where in the 30-40% versus to now where the goal is 100%....