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A universal basic income to the ultra wealthy would be perceived by them as being given a couple pennies every month (lemmy.world)
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The way someone with $100,000,000 would perceive $1000 is how someone with $100,000 would perceive $1.

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[โ€“] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 88 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Back in the day, a local New York City humor magazine decided to find the cheapest rich person in New York.

They set up a bank account and mailed a bunch of rich people a check for about $2.50. Half didn't bother to cash it, and were eliminated.

They kept lowering the amount, until it was 13 cents. Only Donald Trump and an arms dealer cashed a check worth a dime and three pennies.

[โ€“] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 23 points 6 months ago

They should have kept going until the arms dealer stopped cashing checks.