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You completely misunderstand where billionaire wealth comes from. They are billionaires on paper, not from funneling money from workers to their bank accounts.

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I love how this line is used.

so if they’re billionaires on paper, can someone explain their lifestyle?

How does Gates own so much farm land?

Yall are actively fooling yourselves.

I get your point, that the wealth is based on the value of stocks and so on, but keep in mind that not all billionaires are founders whose billions originated from incepting a company. Some get hundreds of millions in stock grants each year, which is indeed revenue not paid to workers or shareholders.

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