▲ 55 ▼ If you agree with this view: Why do you think societies should allow billionaires to exist? How does that benefit the common good? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 months ago by DandomRude@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 59 comments fedilink hide all child comments Please go easy on the downvotes—the point here is to try to understand a perspective that many of you probably won't share.
[–] schwim@piefed.zip 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) I don't know where you're located but if you paid any attention to the current US political system, neither of those questions would need to be asked. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DandomRude@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 2 months ago In and of itself, it doesn't matter at all which country someone lives in, as long as you're aware of the answer to the question I asked. The answer is simply: the billionaires—even if you think you can undermine that reality with a counter-question (in Europe, where I live, there are certainly billionaires as well). However, if—knowing all this—you don’t come to the same conclusion, I can’t understand why not. That’s what my original question was about, and so far no one in this thread has answered it: How does society as a whole benefit from the existence of billionaires? I know my answer to that. Do you know yours, since you say it wouldn’t make any difference whether they exist or not.... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DandomRude@lemmy.world [S] 1 point 2 months ago In and of itself, it doesn't matter at all which country someone lives in, as long as you're aware of the answer to the question I asked. The answer is simply: the billionaires—even if you think you can undermine that reality with a counter-question (in Europe, where I live, there are certainly billionaires as well). However, if—knowing all this—you don’t come to the same conclusion, I can’t understand why not. That’s what my original question was about, and so far no one in this thread has answered it: How does society as a whole benefit from the existence of billionaires? I know my answer to that. Do you know yours, since you say it wouldn’t make any difference whether they exist or not.... permalink fedilink source parent