You do not become a billionaire unless you have a pathological obsession with obtaining wealth. They have structured their entire lives, often at the expense of everything else, to increase their wealth. It isn't a goal, its a lifestyle. There is no number that is "enough".
Indeed. But the path he chose since 2016 is a bit suboptimal for making money. Don’t you think? Or do you think the long con was to become president for this week?
I’m not trying to ascribe moral character either. Power, status, fame, etc are just so much more compelling.
Didn't his first term get his son in law a multi billion dollar deal with the Saudis? Along with all the other bullshit like getting paid because the secret service has to stay at his properties. This isn't the long con, this is just a continuation. He's a lot more organized this time around.
I agree, which is why I used "wealth" and not "money", since power/status/fame is just another form of wealth. Trump seems to be a special mix of rich kid who didn't get hugged enough as a child.
That is easily disproved. A good counterexample is in the book Copy This by Paul Orfalea. He had trouble in school and couldn't hold a job so he started a copy place. This became Kinko's after his nickname and grew large in part because of his systematic way of having employees and customers all treated with respect. When he got tired of the business he sold it to FedEx and shared he five billion with his family.
We need to do something about out of control inequality, such as in the past when we had strong regulations on industry, high taxes on the rich, and pervasive union membership, but lying about what is going on helps no one.
I’m trying to address the narrative I’ve seen a bunch lately that billionaires in this administration already have enough, so we can trust that they wont be financially motivated.
