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> At a certain level of wealth people become unbiased. Strongly disagree. Consider people like Gina Rinehart or various Russian oligarchs - their wealth is wel
by DaiPlusPlus 7y ago
> At a certain level of wealth people become unbiased.
Strongly disagree. Consider people like Gina Rinehart or various Russian oligarchs - their wealth is well into the billions yet they do not act as though they are above the system.
Bill Gates and other modern tech-billionaires are different to the rest insofar as they share a meritocratic ethos and didn't inherit their wealth (granted, many of them had privileged upbringings, but it's not fair to compare Gates' upbringing as the son of a highly successful lawyer to people like Rinehart).
And of course, the current US President - assuming we can believe his claims about how rich and successful he actually is.
- crimsonalucard 7y agoYeah, you're right. Another person mentioned that I should edit the post to say that rich people can afford to be unbiased which was more inline with what I was trying to convey. So a bit of a rewording here to make my point more clear: "In this specific context, I believe what Bill Gates is saying about income tax is unbiased because he is so rich, he can afford to be unbiased."