• ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Right, but OP said “citizens”. Billionaires are citizens too. I messed up saying military because I read it a “civilians” at first. I agree it’s corporate greed, but the Bank of Canada can’t do anything about that.

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      1 year ago

      In the most technical sense of the term, yes, billionaires several times over are citizens. But I’d argue that a citizen in the truest sense of the word contributes meaningfully to a community. By hoarding their billions and perpetuating (even exacerbating) exploitation in the pursuit of more billions negates them being true citizens. They reap from society and the environment more than they contribute.