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#763 Should We Admire Billionaires Or Be Afraid Of The Power They Hold?
Formula One superstar Lewis Hamilton has sparked a fierce debate after declaring that billionaires simply shouldn't exist.
Hamilton, whose own fortune is estimated at around $550 million, said there should be a limit to how much wealth one person can accumulate. The comments immediately raised eyebrows, not least because his girlfriend, Kim Kardashian, is reportedly worth close to $1.9 billion.
Critics have accused Hamilton of staggering hypocrisy. They argue that it's easy to lecture others about wealth when you're sitting on hundreds of millions yourself. If billionaires shouldn't exist…
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