The asshole is out of the meme. I’ll allow it.
There are better templates for that, though.
For example:
It’s really frustrating to consider that the world would likely be a measurably better place if those 1300 people were permanently removed from the planet, but that it’s also effectively impossible to accomplish that goal.
Edit: anyways, read Ministry for the Future lol
Unfortunately they would quickly be replaced by their heirs who would continue to employ the same business people to manage their empires. We need to change the system at the root, not just chop off the top.
Where’s the 94% from? That seems really high.
In America alone, the top .1% capture over 90% of all newly generated wealth.
It’s just math over time until the concentration of wealth gets even denser.
For reference, you need a net wealth of 25M to be in the top 0.1% in the US.
https://escalon.services/blog/what-does-it-take-to-reach-the-top-0-1-income-earners/
To whom? To themselves,?
Actually yes.
And this kind of thing actually happens occasionally with discharged national debts or medical debts for example.
https://www.reuters.com/article/africa-debt-idUSL5N11L42V20150916/
But the systems still in place tend to just cause debts to rise again.
Earth doesn’t have any bills though, dues to the United Federation of Planets are set to start in 2161 at the earliest
Honestly, we don’t even need to worry about the dues. Our planet has already dropped to a “C” level rating. The odds of Earth being recognized are now slim to none.
We should have returned the Space Bucks.
