I think we now need alternative minimum taxes of 60 or 70% on anything over a billion dollars for an individual because these individuals are under the impression that they are not subject to the standards of Western society, decency or any or the law.
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Ben Thompson
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The true paradox of the machine is that it was created to serve man, yet it has enslaved him to its rhythms and demands; we have made ourselves the appendages of our own inventions.
Lewis Mumford — Technics and Civilization