The reason we have billionaires is because they (or their parents) provided a service that other people wanted. Societies that went out of their way to prevent

The reason we have billionaires is because they (or their parents) provided a service that other people wanted. Societies that went out of their way to prevent purge potential billionaires, were even more willing to sacrifice the environment for even smaller short term gain, such deforestation to fuel smelters during the Great Leap Forward. If billionaires magically disappeared, Jimbo still would rather spend his money on an F150 instead of a heat pump installation.