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Jeff's avatar

This is one of the things that kills me. They have all of this money and their goal isn’t to do cool stuff with it like build theaters, or other community spaces. No, they just want more zeros in their bank account. I look at someone like Shari Redstone and I’m like you have all of this money and power, you could be a national hero by standing up to Trump, but no, you want more money… for what? You can’t spend the money you have now on yourself, so why why why Shari do you need more? It makes no sense to me, money without purpose is meaningless.

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Katherine B Barz's avatar

The Romans used their wealth for spectacles and festivals. The Robber Barons used their money to build lavish “cottages” for themselves then created foundations to give their offsprings jobs - think Rockefeller - and burnish their legacy - think Carnegie. The latest group want to buy themselves islands, go to mars, and buy yachts that need a secondary yacht to hold the helicopter pad. Their purpose is to acquire money. It’s an addiction with no end.

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Bruce Schechter's avatar

It *is* an addiction. In fact, I think there should be a Surgeon General's warning on every piece of currency and on every financial statement that says that the accumulation of money can become a dangerous addiction, or words to that effect.

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