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Originally Posted by 4X4
No, I just think it's ridiculous that some peoples money is worth more than others. Your $9000 bike is a prized possession, but Edwards' money is something that should be carved up for public good?
Hey, if he robbed that money from the Canadian Mint, I'd be on your side, but he made that money employing Albertans and Canadians, most of which pay taxes. I don't see how some people are getting so pissed off that a guy that has actually contributed so much to the local and regional economy, only to get an extra few inches of dick put up his ass, is a bad guy for finding a better place to chill. I mean, you may think it's extravagant to have hundred dollar bills to wipe your ass with, but you own a bike that is so much more expensive than most people on Earth own? So what's fair? My truck is worth maybe ten grand. Do I owe it to the poor and downtrodden, or am I a victim of my father who owns an $80,000 vehicle?
It's just so pathetic to read people who think that just because someone has money, they either owe it to the greater good, or else they are greedy a-holes.
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You're right in the sense that most of us on here have way more than other individuals around the world. On the other hand, no one person can
earn $2 billion.
I think at some point one guy can have too much and I think it's reasonable to consider putting some of that 'back in the pool' somehow. I'm thinking about this as I go, but maybe a death tax or something? I certainly wouldn't want any of my money taken from me if I have some at the end, so I wouldn't want the death tax to affect me. Maybe just insanely wealthy people. Like your first $250 million isn't taxed at death, but anything above that is taxed at 75% or something. Probably a bunch of reasons why that's a bad idea, but I can't shake the thought that at a certain level of wealth, you officially have too much and it is coming at the expense of too many other people that are suffering.
I really like the movement that is happening around the world where some of the wealthiest people are leaving huge fortunes to charity. That's how it should be.