https://thisecommercelife.com/blogs/comics/the-day-all-billionaires-died

I'm sure it's annoying for some to click offsite, but it's 20 panels long. IMO worth the read, though!

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[–] 83 points 21 hours ago (7 children)

My friends always say "You can't just kill them. There will be someone to take their place." The obvious response is kill them too. Eventually, people will stop being so eager to take their place!

Though as the comic says, there's always going to be assholes. Limiting how much power they have would be great.

I am currently running a game of Vampire predicated on "what if you all just.. took out the ultra rich?". It has been satisfying.

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  • [–] 29 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

    There's what, roughly 4000 billionaires? Them going all at once, and anyone who crosses the line going too, would put quite the damper on the pursuit of wealth, methinks.

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  • [–] 21 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

    They're right, though. It's easy to say "make people not want to be billionaires" but outside this comic, it's impossible. We need to address the issues that allow billionaires to exist and pass on their fortunes tax-free.

    If I received a million dollars, everyone I care about would live a long, happy and healthy life. Elon Musk spent almost $300 million dollars just on the current US midterms to elect Republicans and enact legislation that will give him control over you and keep you poor and desperate...

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