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• reposses the wealth
• homelessness is on the homeless

Both are equally wrong. Homelessness has a great many causes and some people would struggle even with a home due to disorder that had them become homeless. It isn't just a money issue.

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Yeah we should totally kill the homeless. Or in fact just kill the poorest 10%

Wrong.

This always gets downvotes, so I'll tell this Indian proverb again. Short version:

Rich guy feels for the beggars. Decides to travel the country and give every one he sees a Rupee. After 20-years of this philanthropy, he is now a beggar himself.

Sound noble? The rich man didn't improve anyone's life, only wasted his fortune.

When you acquire that sort of money, by hook or by crook, the only sane way to disburse it is through trusts, scholarships, endowments. Drop a million in the stock market, now you have a never-ending scholarship to give away. Rinse and repeat. The robber barons of old did this and built great things. Apparently they're too selfish now days. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Also consider, when you're filthy rich, you have criminals and other scum banging on your door nonstop. You literally have to hire someone to filter the noise. Bezo's ex seems to have the idea. She seems to be doing solid charity work.

Lemmy: "Fuck her! She should splat it out all at once!"

Return to the proverb in the second paragraph.

And yes, taxation would solve most of these issues. But isn't politics all about arguing who gets what money for what purposes? We've had rich people since the dawn of time, don't see them magically going away. At least there's a sane avenue for them doing good works. Dropping it all at once is a childish notion of how charitable wealth works.

Many are homeless because of their choices or habits.