• Maeve@kbin.earth
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    2 months ago

    I thought about that; then I thought what that guy makes in a few minutes’interest on his offshore accounts is probably more than all of Brazil, in a year, and since taxes fund the government and a host of other things, idk

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      2 months ago

      The country of Brazil makes something like 20x Musk’s total net worth, but every year.

      • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.net
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        2 months ago

        Or Brazil. That’s the eight largest economy in the world. They headline BRICS for a reason. Sure, China is the true headliner there, but the fact is that Brazil is included in those 5 countries for a reason (multiple actually). There’s absolutely no way for a single individual to eclipse the value of the world’s 8th largest economy. Pick a country with a lower GDP than Hungary and then we’ll talk