Replying to Avatar Sai

Let’s stop dancing around it: Billionaires shouldn’t exist.

No one “earns” a billion dollars.

You extract a billion.

From underpaid workers.

From deregulated industries.

From tax havens.

From stolen land, stolen labor, and generational exploitation.

Meanwhile, nearly 700 million people live in extreme poverty on less than $2 a day (source: World Bank). And we’re out here defending the people who could end global hunger with a fraction of their net worth but choose not to?

Let’s be clear:

You don’t get to be a billionaire without creating suffering.

You underpay. You outsource. You lay off. You lobby to kill regulations.

You exploit a system built to protect wealth—not people.

Why do we tolerate it?

Because we’ve been sold a lie: that “someday,” we might be rich too.

But statistically, you’re more likely to be struck by lightning than become a billionaire.

This fantasy isn’t harmless—it’s a weapon used to keep you compliant.

There is no moral justification for hoarding more wealth than entire nations while children die from preventable diseases.

Billionaires aren’t a sign of a healthy economy.

They’re a symptom of a broken one.

A society that lets a few live like gods while millions suffer is not free—it’s feudal.

Amazingly, over the last five decades, 79 Trillion dollars has been redistributed to the 1% from the lower 90%.

In the documentary Where To Invade Next, Michael Moore interviews the owners of a textiles plant in Italy and informs them that if they used American business practices, they could drastically increase their profits and asks them why wouldn’t they do that?

Their reply was, they don’t need to become “more rich”. They are already wealthy enough and bring enough in to enjoy their lives. The woman says clearly, “I’d rather see that go to the employees. To have real relationships with them, to see them happy. It’s amazing to hear people ask how your mother is doing, from a coworker.”

The power vacuum is full throttle, and the powers that be have become a snowball rolling down a hill, and we have reached critical mass.

I’m not left, I’m not right.

I’m a person. I think for myself.

It’s obvious that we are heading in a bad direction, and I hope leaders rise and the people stand up for themselves. Speak up, say something, anything is better than complacency and silence.

🔱

Learn about “regulatory capture” and then take a look at your “deregulation” statement.

I say “statement” instead of “argument” due to the fact that you have no data or references n this note.

I also recommend that you take a look at what you are trying to achieve with your writing. If you want to rant, you did a good job. If you wanted to write a convincing article to sway people’s opinions, you failed miserably.

I recommend you read the first few pages of Softwar by Jason Lowery. Analyze how he uses historical figures and real world examples to capture the reader’s attention while simultaneously creating an emotional connection to the outcome.

Reply to this note

Please Login to reply.

Discussion

Whoa. The sweat seems real.

The references were contained in the link to the RAND research that was released.

Secondly, I don’t give a shit about people’s opinions, nor is my intention to sway them. I only care about facts.

Here’s the article if you care to look.

Lastly, yes I will look into your suggested material and thank you for attempting to contribute to my understanding.

Yeah, these are not reference’s. This is a news report on a study that may or may not be flawed. The news report may be misleading. Only with careful examination of the application of the scientific method, discussion and thought does the intelligent reader accept the outcome of a study to be accurate and often comes away with more questions than the study answers. News reports on studies are often twisted to match the reporter’s opinion.

I’m not picking on you. I don’t disagree with all of your opinions. I’m trying to help you improve. For example: The CEO of the RAND Corporation, Michael D. Rich, has received total compensation ranging from approximately $1,022,057 to $1,210,794 in recent years.

https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/951958142

https://nonprofitlight.com/ca/santa-monica/rand-corporation

See how I stated a fact and followed it with two, generally trusted sources? This is how you gain the readers trust and set the stage for educating them.