Annual income of richest 100 people enough to end global poverty four times over

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6. Golly, here I thought hiring bridgeworkers and meat inspectors would benefit all of us.

America's decaying infrastructure needs an army of maintenance workers, engineers, designers, steelworkers, painters, planners, ...that's what the middle class used to be made of, before we just handed blank checks to the executive class.

I guess you don't want police or firemen or EMT or GARBAGE COLLECTORS in your paradise neighborhood where every selfish asshole fends for himself or dies. OR DO YOU THINK THEY SHOULD WORK FOR FREE?

We need to hire lawyers and forensic accountants. We need to hire building inspectors and sponsor high level contests and research into tornado and hurricane-proof architecture. We need to make sure solar technology is being installed on every rooftop.

Tax the rich and every one of those workers and professionals gets a paycheck every week, here in America.