Reflection on the Social Phenomenon of Billionaires
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https://doi.org/10.54097/hbem.v17i.11542Keywords:
billionaires, capitalism, potential aftermath, philosophical debates.Abstract
It has been more than 70 years since the last global war in human society, and such a long period of peace is relatively rare in the long history. In the long period of stability, the process of wealth accumulation and differentiation has experienced many twists and turns, becoming more and more serious. The huge wealth gap has caused great social differences, This paper reflects on the social phenomenon of billionaires.
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