Funny how “billionaire” is now effectively a synonym for “anyone rich”. It’s almost a cheat — like a shortcut to describe venture capital or any profit. Won’t anyone think of the poor millionaires who are unfairly grouped together with the super-rich? 🤪

@manton I tend to just go for "Oligarch"

@manton It is just the modern day equivalent to bourgeoisie.

Won’t anyone think of the #rights of those who earned their #wealth honestly?

Oh wait, that idea is verboten in this Age of Envy.

Careful, indiscriminate accusations of “too big” and “too much” are never defined upward, only downward. That scythe, unchecked, will eventually swing low enough for you, @manton.

https://newideal.aynrand.org/the-campaign-to-abolish-billionaires/

https://newideal.aynrand.org/attacks-on-productive-geniuses-are-nothing-new/

https://newideal.aynrand.org/do-billionaires-deserve-their-wealth-it-depends/

https://newideal.aynrand.org/robert-reichs-unjust-crusade-against-billionaire-producers/

#billionaires #millionaires #profit

@manton These days, a "millionaire" can be an ordinary person who bought a three-bedroom tract home in Santa Barbara in 1972 for $35,000 that's now worth seven figures. I know a couple of people in that (very fortunate) position and they are most assuredly not the 1%. 🤪

@larand It's true. Unfortunately there's not a precise word for someone whose wealth is (for example) $50 million. Although "rich" is still pretty good!

@larand Seattle, too. We paid $ 145,000 in 1989. Value was as high as $1.2M, now a hair under a mil.

@manton The word that comes to mind most for me is obscene.

@manton I think the word you are looking for is Twat

@adamprocter @manton hahaha excellent