And if you took one dollar from each of those people, you could use the money to buy dozens of politicians. 20,000 times that, and you can buy almost all of the politicians for many lifetimes. It’s not just a transformative amount of money for the people who are too cash-poor to risk searching for better employment, it’s an ungodly amount of money that can easily sway power to support the cost of living crisis.
Another way to look at it: when the forecast says .5 inches of rain predicted, that seems like nothing across your entire city. Now imagine all of that landing inside your house, instead. Congratulations, you’re now the billionaire of drowning in your living room.
And if you took one dollar from each of those people, you could use the money to buy dozens of politicians. 20,000 times that, and you can buy almost all of the politicians for many lifetimes. It’s not just a transformative amount of money for the people who are too cash-poor to risk searching for better employment, it’s an ungodly amount of money that can easily sway power to support the cost of living crisis.
Another way to look at it: when the forecast says .5 inches of rain predicted, that seems like nothing across your entire city. Now imagine all of that landing inside your house, instead. Congratulations, you’re now the billionaire of drowning in your living room.