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    gilbertkittensAdam Weinstein
    5/09/14 1:17pm

    C'mon capitalists, what person actually deserves a trillion dollars? How is it even possible to earn that much money?

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      KaiFromDogtowngilbertkittens
      5/09/14 1:19pm

      How is it even possible to earn that much money?

      It's not.

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      unfortunatelylostburnergilbertkittens
      5/09/14 1:20pm

      Hahahahahaha... "Earn."

      You silly kitten.

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    Johnny ChundersAdam Weinstein
    5/09/14 1:19pm

    I'm pretty confidant that one of these trillionaires will be me, so you should all take this opportunity to be nice to me.

    Maybe I will create some jobs for you!

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      ThePriceisWrongJohnny Chunders
      5/09/14 1:36pm

      Shit for the lump sum of $1,000,000 a year I'd gladly kiss your ass all day.

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      DL ThurstonJohnny Chunders
      5/09/14 1:47pm

      Hey! Me too! That's why I support them not having to pay anything in taxes because then one day that'll apply to me and it'll be awesome!

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    areacelebrityAdam Weinstein
    5/09/14 1:27pm

    On a side note, why are millionaires, billionaires, trillionaires only measured in US dollars? There are other stable forms of currency, you know. Pounds, Euros, Canadian dollars, etc.

    It's all relative. You can become a trillionaire in Zimbabwe with what you find under your couch cushions.

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      sigmaoctansareacelebrity
      5/10/14 4:49am

      Pounds and Euros are worth more, so its harder to be a British or European millionaire. The Canadian dollar is worth almost the exact same as the US dollar these days. And Zimbabwe dropped their currency and switched to using the US Dollar in 2009.

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    etfpAdam Weinstein
    5/09/14 2:06pm

    Okay, maybe this sounds extreme.

    But I think that if somebody ends up being a trillionaire, the world community should be able to sacrifice that individual to whatever ancient gods saw this coming. I don't know which way.

    Maybe burn them at the stake?

    Disembowel them and drink their blood?

    Drape their entrails on a newborn child? I don't know.

    Again. This sounds extreme but definitely not as extreme as a SINGLE PERSON BEING A TRILLIONAIRE.

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      KaiFromDogtownAdam Weinstein
      5/09/14 1:23pm

      Related question: when are game shows going to start giving away more than a million dollars? I'm not saying it's not still a lot of money, but after taxes... it's not what it used to be.

      I think people really would tune in to "Who Wants to be a Billionaire?" in fucking droves. Like a thousand times more than the audience for "Who Wants to be a Millionaire". You feel me?

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        ThePriceisWrongKaiFromDogtown
        5/09/14 1:35pm

        Who Want to be a Billionaire? I'd audition as many times as they would let me until I died.

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        KaiFromDogtownThePriceisWrong
        5/09/14 1:41pm

        No shit. Love, love, love your user name BTW. Effing brilliant.

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      sigmaoctansAdam Weinstein
      5/10/14 4:32am

      Bill and Melinda Gates' plan is to give away their fortune before they die. About half of it has been transferred to the Gates Foundation foundation so far, and their plans are to accelerate that giving as they get older. The foundation itself plans to spend all the money on global health and educational work within 20 years of their deaths, and then close up shop.

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        AuntEggmaBlowtorchAdam Weinstein
        5/09/14 1:42pm

        Cue the rich folks and the Randian lickspittle apologists who think they're better creatures than the rest of us schmucks.

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          BfunkadeliaAdam Weinstein
          5/09/14 1:22pm

          Because billionaires are so pedestrian.

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            PrayForDentonAdam Weinstein
            5/09/14 1:22pm

            It's a distinct possibility. We already have a chamillionaire.

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              Shoot The GlassAdam Weinstein
              5/09/14 1:40pm

              "If the world's greatest fortunes continue to grow at their current rate,..."

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