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		autoexec 64 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Secret Documents Show Pepsi and Walmart Colluded t... billionaires only tend to "go broke" when they commit massive amounts of crime, mostly against other rich people.

lanfeust6 64 days ago [–]

Dynastic wealth also tends to dissipate significantly in a generation or two, as heirs fail to generate the same level of wealth and just spend it (plus it's divided).

venturecruelty 64 days ago | [–]

Thanks, I'll pay my rent with this information when I get laid off.

lanfeust6 64 days ago | | [–]

Not sure what you're trying to say with that non-sequitur.

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