• SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    5 hours ago

    I don’t see it as ragging on her. I think she is being used as an example as she has given away more in proportion to her total wealth than most other billionaires yet is now worth more than ever. The point I believe this meme is making is billionaires will still continue to be obscenely rich even if they are heavily taxed.

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      I see it as pointing out that even after giving away around 2/3rds of her wealth, the remaining third managed to generate more than what was given away.

      In other words, an example of the axiom that you need money in order to make money, and if you have an obscene amount like $10 billion , it can double itself easily without any real effort on your part required