>> BRIAN: It’s absolute bollocks. The rich give away a smaller proportion of their money than the poor do....I don't actually remember the figures on this, but poor people, as a proportion of the money they earn, give away much more than rich people do. #Philanthropy is something that people do to make themselves feel they have an alibi for being #wealthy.
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#ElonMusk was born in 1971 in Johannesburg, South Africa, & raised in a #wealthy family under the country's #racist apartheid laws. #Musk's family history reveals ties to #apartheid & neo-#Nazi politics. #DemocracyNow speaks w/Chris McGreal, reporter for The Guardian, to understand how Musk's upbringing shaped his worldview, as well as that of his South African-raised colleague #PeterThiel, a right-wing #billionaire who co-founded PayPal alongside Musk.
As #Trump announces his #tariffs, his admin is also working with #Republicans on a package to extend his expiring #TaxCuts for #corporations & #wealthy individuals. Trump said Wednesday he was still pushing for a deduction for auto loan interest “but only if the car is made in America.”
The " #billionaire class" does not exist. #Capitalists are the problem. Most of the country's capitalists, & the #wealthy #corrupt #politicians who pander to them, are not billionaires.
