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The ultra rich don't matter in this equation. You could charge Elon Musk $10 or $10 million...it's practically the same to him.
They are anomalies. There are plenty of just-as-entitled, less-filthy-rich people.
But the $10 million would sure help the community that ticketed him
This this this.
If we are afraid the ultra rich person doesn't care, guess we are in for another 10 mil next week.
Could finance alot of things in a society.
I'm not saying we shouldn't. I'm saying this to counter the Steve Jobs anecdote above me. He exploited a loophole to avoid some fines because of his exorbitant wealth. Obviously that's a bad thing and he should've paid, and exploiting the loophole to park in handicap spaces, even at Apple (where he could just reserve a spot for himself), is just a sign of his narcissistic psychosis. But to point it at him as an example of why it wouldn't work is missing the forest for the trees.
I feel the same way about UBI. Who gives a shit if Musk gets a check for $2000 every month or whatever. He doesn't, and that's a drop in the bucket of the whole thing, especially considering he (should/would) be paying way, way, way more in funding such a program. He's a distraction. I care way more about everybody else getting it.