Venture capitalist Bradley Tusk said that inequality in the U.S. could lead to an uprising similar to the French Revolution.
  • ragas@lemmy.mlEnglish
    18·
    3 months ago

    Comparing a million dollars to a billion dollars is like comparing one dollar to a thousand dollars.

    • captainlezbian@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      2 months ago

      Yeah a billionaire buys a million dollar house as easily as a millionaire buys an expensive TV or pretty good gaming pc as easily as a person with only a thousand dollars buys a cheap soda

          • ragas@lemmy.mlEnglish
            8·
            2 months ago

            Owning your own home should be the norm, not the exception. It is not like a home is some kind of luxury item. A home is a bare necessity.

            And yes, that is quite different once you have more than one home.

    • DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.worldEnglish
      11·
      2 months ago

      Comparing a million dollars to a billion dollars is like comparing one dollar to a thousand dollars.

      That’s kind of like saying that comparing a billion dollars to a triillion dollars is like comparing one dollar to a thousand dollars.