America's richest 10% are responsible for 40% of its planet-heating pollution, new report finds - eviltoast

America’s wealthiest people are also some of the world’s biggest polluters – not only because of their massive homes and private jets, but because of the fossil fuels generated by the companies they invest their money in.

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      What do you even do when you exceed 100 Millions?

      They must be mentally sick in some way “just one mooare billion pleaaase”

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        If you have over a billion dollars, you could spend every waking moment shovelling money into a fire and you would still have over a billion dollars when you die

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            My point is how much money a billion is. You literally couldn’t get rid of it fast enough to keep it from piling up (assuming it is accruing risk free interest).

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          Yep. They earn interest on their money often faster than they can spend it. It makes less than no sense.

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        I imagine its just a prick waving contest between the rich. They just compare the number in their account to the others and want to have a bigger number.