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85. To Be Rich (Should Be A Crime) by Jeb Loy Nichols 

THE BILLIONAIRE is by far the deadliest invention since the atom bomb. 

Through concentrated media ownership, aggressive lobbying, and deep financial influence, billionaires have effectively captured our political system to serve their own interests. At best, this ensures the survival of tax loopholes that drain hundreds of millions from public services; at worst, it fuels conflict, expansionism, and systematic austerity.

The result is a political class obsessed with upward wealth transfer. Poverty is no longer hidden; it is visibly weaponised as a warning to us all, the tragic fallout of institutional greed. Meanwhile, the illusion of market choice leaves us dependent on low-rated monopolies that abuse our personal data. We would never hire a one-star plumber, yet we are forced to rely on one-star banks and energy giants.

This corruption extends to the workplace, where ordinary folk face stagnating pay and environments of fear, while politicians grant themselves inflation-matched raises.

    

Our healthcare system is being hollowed out by corporate interests. When things inevitably break, politicians point fingers at exhausted NHS staff instead of the billionaires funding their campaigns. We can either keep buying into this lie, or we can refuse to accept it.