This New Gilded Age 0
Robert Reich explains the five ways to become a billionaire. They may not be what you (or Horatio Alger) might expect.
- First, exploit a monopoly.
- A second way to make more than a billion is to get insider information that’s unavailable to other investors.
- A third way to make more than a billion is to buy off politicians who will change the rules of the “free market” in your favor.
- The fourth way to make more than a billion is to extort big investors.
- The fifth way to make more than a billion is to get the money from rich parents or relatives.
Follow the link for a detailed discussion of each one.
