America's richest 10% are responsible for 40% of its planet-heating pollution, new report finds | CNN Business
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America’s wealthiest people are also some of the world’s biggest polluters – not only because of their massive homes and private jets, but because of the fossil fuels generated by the companies they invest their money in.

America’s wealthiest people are also some of the world’s biggest polluters – not only because of their massive homes and private jets, but because of the fossil fuels generated by the companies they invest their money in.

  • AstridWipenaugh@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Nobody said the “it ain’t much” part. What they said is that 180k isn’t enough to be chartering private jets. It doesn’t make you “ultra wealthy”. Upper-middle class? Yes. But people making that are waaaaay closer to a line cook than to Jeff Bezos.