today Larry Ellison (oracle) had his net worth increase by 100 billion dollars. There are less then 20 people on earth even worth 100 billion dollars…
I’ve never heard (or seeked out) anything bad about him, his company appears to make money by offering valuable services and products unlike social media or other tech companies which make money from damaging society. So why is he a problem?
It’s because as the current richest person in the world he exists happily earning more money than he could ever need while a child goes hungry because their parents job doesnt pay enough. Or an old man dies because the surgery he needs is denied by an insurance company who’s entire existence is to make money off the suffering of the people.
when stocks go up, do you get a raise? Extra paid time off? Lower co-pays and more access to Healthcare? No? We’ll all those things happen for the top 10% and imagine how it goes for the top 1%. If 80% of us lose in a deal why the hell should we continue to support the system as it is? Why do we not up end the tables and demand fair distribution of the gains? Fair doesnt mean even, communism doesn’t work, some should get more than others, but all!?