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Originally Posted By u/q0_0p At 2025-08-10 08:00:14 PM | Source


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[โ€“] Drusas@fedia.io 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I wouldn't give them that much, but I wouldn't cap it as low as OP suggested.

[โ€“] skisnow@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 days ago

I know it seems like a lot, especially to someone making a regular salary, but I figure it breaks down as $500k for what they would have got working in a similar level position in industry, and $500k to remove any right to complain about not being allowed to keep any of the money from their investments, house sales, book sales, media residuals etc. It's a number that pretty much everyone can be equally unhappy with.

I'm not simping for millionaires here, just trying to navigate a realistic solution to the underlying problems of corruption and billionaire-level wealth inequality.