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billionaire welfare

Extreme wealth is not proof of independence. The billionaire appears to stand above society, but in reality stands upon it.

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Philosophy

Milburn Pennybags and the persistence of billionaires

Post author By G
Post date May 23, 2026
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There is, at present, a strange cultural requirement to pretend that billionaires are evidence of societal success rather than evidence of systemic imbalance.

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