It’s probably Putin or Mohammed bin Salman, if we’re talking about how much money they can personally move around. Or maybe even Trump, since there seems to be no one in the US to stop him from doing whatever the fuck he wants.
There is definitely room for debate on wealth rankings!
As far as data on billionaires’ assets goes, Forbes and Bloomberg would certainly like to think they have a handle on holdings, investments, and real estate… but of course, they’re not going to know just how much bullion is under Putin’s mattresses.
Sidebar!
I’ve come to form a perspective over the years: when I read something terrible, I find I can easily discover even more terrible claims that my first few search results can’t immediately confirm. And I actually worry that even a minute spent on the uncertain ‘maybes’ represents the loss of important time that could be dedicated to a known evil. (Plus, friends and the likeminded end up arguing even when they agree on up to 100% of everything important.)
Coming back to Reich’s point: Musk could be number one, number five, or number fifty.
In any case, the fact that individuals can blow unlimited cash in elections remains total garbage.
So you’re suggesting someone somehow owns hundreds of billions and yet nobody had connected these companies despite the name being there? Or the name isn’t there and it’s all other people to make it harder to detect, in which case they’re no more powerful or richer than putin or whatever, are they?
It’s probably Putin or Mohammed bin Salman, if we’re talking about how much money they can personally move around. Or maybe even Trump, since there seems to be no one in the US to stop him from doing whatever the fuck he wants.
100% not any of the offical world leaders, you’d be stupid to think otherwise
There is definitely room for debate on wealth rankings!
As far as data on billionaires’ assets goes, Forbes and Bloomberg would certainly like to think they have a handle on holdings, investments, and real estate… but of course, they’re not going to know just how much bullion is under Putin’s mattresses.
Sidebar!
I’ve come to form a perspective over the years: when I read something terrible, I find I can easily discover even more terrible claims that my first few search results can’t immediately confirm. And I actually worry that even a minute spent on the uncertain ‘maybes’ represents the loss of important time that could be dedicated to a known evil. (Plus, friends and the likeminded end up arguing even when they agree on up to 100% of everything important.)
Coming back to Reich’s point: Musk could be number one, number five, or number fifty.
In any case, the fact that individuals can blow unlimited cash in elections remains total garbage.
So you’re suggesting someone somehow owns hundreds of billions and yet nobody had connected these companies despite the name being there? Or the name isn’t there and it’s all other people to make it harder to detect, in which case they’re no more powerful or richer than putin or whatever, are they?