“What does this guy worth $60 billion own, who wants to be president?” Read the rest
Billionaire Bloomberg won't have to disclose finances until late March
Visualizing just how stupidly wealthy Bill Gates really is, in under 60 seconds
Created by Twitter user Betty Cam, this is a really clear and simple way to wrap your around the nearly-unfathomable wealth of a hundred billionaire. Because somehow there are still people who think a person could actually need, deserve, or morally earn that kind of money.
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Trump's signature tax break for poor people went to subsidize a superyacht marina in Florida
Trump's 2017 #taxscam transferred more than a trillion dollars to the richest people in America, but when Trump talks about it, he likes to tout the bill's "opportunity zone" provisions that provided massive tax breaks to investors who put money into places that would supposedly create jobs and housing for poor Americans. Read the rest
US prosecutors say the "bankrupt" Sacklers still have billions hidden away
The Sackler family (previously) made more money than the Rockefellers when their family business, Purdue Pharma, misled the public about the addictiveness of its flagship opioid, Oxycontin, and induced doctors to overprescribe it, kicking off an epidemic that has killed more Americans than the Vietnam war, with the body count at 400,000 and still climbing. Read the rest
Spiegel claims ties between Germany's neofascist movement and secretive billionaire
High ranking German government officials were outed this year for secretly supplying advice and assistance to the xenophobic, violent, far-right extremist Alternative For Germany (AfD) party. Read the rest
Avowed "utopian anarchist" Elon Musk is also one of the top donors to the GOP "Protect the House" PAC
Elon Musk, an avowed utopian anarchist, is one of the top fifty donors to the Republican Protect the House PAC, having funneled $38,900 to support the group's mission of protecting Republican Congressional seats. Read the rest
The richest person in every state, by industry
You might think every American state is overrun with tech billionaires, given the amount of press they get, but Forbes shows that the richest person in each state is more likely to have made their fortune in fashion, retail, finance, or investing: Read the rest
Really not sure about this livestream from Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel's livestreaming a press event: the PayPal billionaire is explaining why he's supporting Trump, how he's going to speak truth to power, why his comments about women aren't "big" issues, and so on. This is just a taster of what's coming in the new year, obviously.
Can't say it was what I expected but still looking forward to what Disney does with Episode VC! Read the rest
