Heikki2@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 2 months agoI cannot tell if this is satire.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square106linkfedilinkarrow-up1520arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up1515arrow-down1imageI cannot tell if this is satire.lemmy.worldHeikki2@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square106linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareBJW@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·2 months agoThey’re talking income, not net worth. The people who make in a year what your dad managed to accumulate over a lifetime. That’s why his lack of exploiting others is irrelevant.
minus-squareNABDad@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoThe exact quote was: “Nobody gets to be a millionaire without exploiting people.” A millionaire is anyone whose net worth is at least one million. The criticism was valid. They didn’t specify income. If they intended to, they should have said that.
They’re talking income, not net worth. The people who make in a year what your dad managed to accumulate over a lifetime. That’s why his lack of exploiting others is irrelevant.
The exact quote was:
“Nobody gets to be a millionaire without exploiting people.”
A millionaire is anyone whose net worth is at least one million.
The criticism was valid. They didn’t specify income. If they intended to, they should have said that.