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[–] 4 points 5 months ago (4 children)

He inherited it. Does that not change things?

Actual legitimate question. I'm not a fan of billionaires but it seems different between just being born into the family vs actually doing the exploiting yourself, add to that he seems to be at least teetering on the edge of being a class traitor.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    In my opinion, it does not. He could choose to spend every penny he has on making life better for folks until he's as poor as the rest of us. Instead he chooses to get richer.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago

    Regardless of the possibility that Pritzker's a good 'un who somehow slipped through the net, we should still have a policy that causes existing billionaire to not be billionaires anymore, and to prevent the emergence of new billionaires.

    If that were to happen, Pritzker would still be a good 'un (if he really is) but inequality would have been reduced a little.

    If we don't snip off that long tail, democracy won't have a chance to recover.

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