3) «Climate Destruction Sponsors» — There are
some extremely wealthy people, most of which have or have had substantial investments in fossil fuel extraction and sales who have funded climate science denial efforts by institutions such as the Competitive Enterprise Institute and the Heartland Institute as a means of delaying action on climate change.
Another way to approach the problem would be, rather than prevent the birth of
extremely wealthy people, prevent the creation of
extremely wealthy people.
We've stood by as the concentration of wealth have made it possible for small groups of
extremely wealthy people to wield power far disproportionate to their number, leading to inaction on issues as broad - ranging as climate change to gun policy.
It's likely that
some extremely wealthy people might opt for a little virtual ass on the side.
Meanwhile, the Republicans are ramming through a tax bill that threatens America's economy (and the world's) for the benefit of a vanishingly small number of
extremely wealthy people.
Extremely wealthy people — enabled by a series of key Supreme Court decisions as recently as yesterday — want to be able to spend gargantuan amounts of money in the political process and remain essentially private persons who don't get knocked around or criticized like everyone else in the political arena.
Not exact matches
But equally, countless
people set up businesses and work hard and still fail entirely, let alone fail to become
extremely wealthy.
While there are no doubt that these conventional methods of trading are
extremely popular and help in making
people rich and
wealthy, there are some...
An unconditional cash dividend of $ 4,000 to $ 16,000 per year for a family of five is significant for everyone except for the
wealthiest people, and it is
extremely significant for
people living at the margins.
The problem is, it's not socialism for the
people; it's socialism for the
extremely wealthy big businessmen and corporations.
While it is
extremely difficult to discover
wealthy people in your neighborhood, millionaire dating sites could be the best bet.
In extreme cases, a
person who marries into an
extremely wealthy family can be labelled a gold digger, especially in cases where the
wealthy partner is of extreme age or poor health; this term often describes women but can be applied to either gender.
He's
extremely wealthy, lives the kind of life
people only dream of, and has a «friend» («We occasionally sleep together.»)
Name any
extremely wealthy, self made
person, and lookup how they made their fortune and you will find 1 of 3 ways.
In fact, maxing out one's «tax advantaged» account could be deemed an
extremely poor retirement strategy for a
wealthy person if you believe that taxes are likely to increase and that you dollar is worth more now than in the future.
Obviously, if you were looking to buy a car for $ 30,000 and the alternative option was a car that cost $ 150,000, that would be an
extremely material consideration for all but the very
wealthiest of
people.
Unfortunately for the rest of us, those
people tend to be
extremely wealthy, and have the means to fund PR campaigns, bribe legislators, etc., to ensure that their personal short - term economic interests aren't threatened.
In fact, maxing out one's «tax advantaged» account could be deemed an
extremely poor retirement strategy for a
wealthy person if you believe that taxes are likely to increase and that you dollar is worth more now than in the future.
Plus you mentioned businesses, sales
people and stock option for becoming
extremely wealthy.....