Comment by elcritch
1 day ago
Yes, especially if you’re part of the CCP [1]. Well if they’re taxed at all. Can’t be taxed if you hide your wealth.
At least the wealth of the richest people in the US is made by people producing value and services. Bezos is rich because people like myself find Amazon and AWS to be quite good.
IMHO, the biggest wealth problem in the US is the rise of upper-middle class “elites” and management class. The one driving “mergers and acquisitions” to reduce competition between grocery stores or using rent control software to eke up rent costs.
1: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/oct/8/intelligence...
Quotes from the article:
> Intelligence community’s report on wealth and corruption of China’s rulers is overdue
> The truth is, the party is illegitimate. It is so for three reasons. First, it was formed and nurtured by the Communist International, a worldwide organization, and the Chinese Communist Party’s seizure of power in 1949 was made possible by Stalin and the Red Army.
Lol, this is the most obvious propaganda article I have seen in probably years. You should be embarrassed to post this in HN.
Not particularly, it's easy to read between the lines. Almost every news has propaganda in it, it's just a matter of degree. The comment I was replying to had obvious anti-US propaganda so why not reply in kind?
The actual report on CCP leaderships wealth is interesting to read though.
Why not respond in kind? Because you, the article, and the report loses all credibility.
>At least the wealth of the richest people in the US is made by people producing value and services.
Citation needed. What value and service does a health insurance CEO provide?