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This is a ridiculous sentiment in multiple ways. first and most obviously the 'eat the rich' types are definitely more in favor of things like open borders and increased immigrations. Just the lines you're drawing are hopelessly confused. Secondly there is a much easier way to target people pushing harmful policies than using wealth as a proxy, you know, just pick the people actively pushing those policies most are not billionaires, most are the type of people to unironically post 'Eat the rich'. Thirdly, and probably most importantly,
The problem with the economy is not that too much money is being spent on yachts, yacht spending isn't even worth mentioning on economic analysis. These Billionaires by and large are not using their billions to meaningfully distort the market, their wealth is stored inertly in companies that do pie growing business with everyone else. A dollar in Amazon and thus some fraction of a dollar propping up Bezos' net worth is not a dollar out of the pocket of an American, that's a child's understanding of economics. When you "expropriate", which frankly can only be interpreted as nationalizing companies like Amazon, this wealth you'll watch amazed as it evaporates into thin air. This deep resentment people feel towards the wealthy is just ugly crab in a bucket mentality. Punish people who cheat and abuse to become billionaires for cheating and abusing, if you're right that this is the only way to become a billionaire then no sweat off your back, but I think you're dead wrong.
Most billionaires are just regular folk who simply made a lot of money from a successful biz or investment. The vast majority are people you never heard of and are not that involved in politics , except maybe donating to certain causes. They are not globalist types or benefit from crony capitalism.
In fairness to the other side, there is a subset of right-wing eat the rich types. They are popular on 4chan
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Why all this indirection? Can you not just cut the Gordian knot and go straight to opposing the people who push policies you dislike? What exactly is the conspiracy theory that all billionaires are united against you, despite their apparent total lack of unity, buying you? When you assert that the Koch brothers, Bezos and Soros are all conspiring all this does is make people who have any idea how economics work think you're a delusional crank and it's totally unnecessary to push your policy positions.
I didnt really mention any conspiracy. Capitalists run capitalism in much the same way that feudalists ran feudalism. They don’t get into a room to conspire.
Do you think the Koch brothers, Musk, Bezos' and Soros are pushing in the same direction on policy? How about Oprah?
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