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[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 month ago

I propose breaking up Elon Musk.

Drawn and quartered would be a good start.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Hunt them as they have hunted us (I'll have some musk's side with sliced zuck breast, these long pigs are delicious.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

"The five richest men’s worth has skyrocketed by 114% since 2020"

Wow.

It's testament to billionaire ownership that there's no question on the poll about guillotines.

I don't think guillotines are a good or desirable solution, but I think our five richest men becoming aware that it's a big real option on the path they're currently on is a part of the solution.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

“People are understandably fed up with struggling to get by and being unable to cover their basic needs while billionaires flaunt unimaginably lavish lifestyles,” Rebecca Riddell, policy lead for economic and racial justice at Oxfam America, told Fortune. “Runaway wealth concentration at the very top and persistent poverty are two sides of the same coin, so it’s no surprise that we’re seeing increasing awareness of that troubling dynamic.”

What’s more, most Harris Poll respondents—58%—blamed billionaires for accelerating inflation. Some 62% agreed that “America has become a backyard” for said rich people. While many (46%) Americans don’t believe in limiting wealth, even more suggest taxing the rich (69%). Younger adults are at the forefront of this movement, with 80% of Gen Zers in favor of taxing the wealthy.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Struggle? That fight ended long ago. They have all the power, they've won.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Nah, Capitalism is continuing to decline and stretch itself too thin, it's nearing the breaking point.