The Billionaire Limit

The Billionaire Limit

Jack Donahue

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Defenestration Press
Año de edición:
2024
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Política y gobierno
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9798227839176
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In the world we live in today, the existence of billionaires is often seen as an inevitable byproduct of capitalism, or worse, as a sign of its success. Wealth accumulation on such a massive scale is frequently celebrated as a reflection of innovation, hard work, and entrepreneurial genius. Business magazines put billionaires on their covers, books are written about how to emulate their achievements, and governments bend over backward to keep them happy. But what if we told a different story-one that challenges the idea that anyone should ever accumulate a billion-dollar fortune? What if we questioned not just how billionaires are made, but whether billionaires should exist at all? This book sets out to do exactly that. It challenges the prevailing narrative that extreme wealth is something to be admired or aspired to. It asks readers to consider the moral, economic, and social implications of a world where a handful of people control more wealth than entire nations. In doing so, it invites us to confront some uncomfortable truths about inequality, power, and the structures that allow for such vast disparities of wealth in the first place. The existence of billionaires is not just a matter of individual success stories. It is a symptom of a system that is deeply imbalanced, where economic growth benefits the few at the expense of the many. When a single person has more wealth than they could ever reasonably use in a lifetime, while millions struggle to afford basic necessities like housing, healthcare, and education, it’s clear that something is profoundly wrong. This book is not simply about decrying billionaires for their wealth. It is about interrogating the systems-economic, political, and cultural-that make such extreme wealth possible. More importantly, it’s about exploring what a world without billionaires might look like and how we might get there. It envisions a future where wealth is more equitably distributed, where resources are used to address collective needs rather than personal excess, and where the concentration of wealth no longer threatens the health of our democracies, our economies, and our planet. We will start by examining why billionaires are a problem-not just in theory, but in practice. From there, we’ll dive into how wealth at this scale is accumulated, often through exploitation, monopolistic practices, and tax avoidance. We’ll consider the influence billionaires wield over politics, media, and public discourse, and the ways in which this influence erodes democracy itself. Along the way, we’ll offer concrete proposals for how society can limit extreme wealth, redistribute resources, and move toward a fairer and more just future. At the heart of this book is a simple but radical proposition: billionaires shouldn’t exist. Not because wealth, in and of itself, is inherently bad, but because no one person should have such an outsized share of the world’s resources and power. The cost to society, to democracy, and to the planet is simply too great. And it’s not enough to rely on the goodwill of billionaires to solve the world’s problems through philanthropy or charity. We need systemic change that addresses the root causes of inequality and prevents such extreme concentrations of wealth from accumulating in the first place. The journey we are about to take together will ask hard questions about fairness, justice, and the kind of world we want to live in. It will challenge us to rethink the assumptions that have shaped our economies and societies for decades. But ultimately, it will offer hope: hope that a more equal and just world is possible, and that a future without billionaires can be one where prosperity and dignity are shared by all, not hoarded by a few.Let’s imagine a world without billionaires. And let’s get to work on building it.

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