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As chief content officer of Forbes, Randall Lane oversees the magazine's signature list of billionaires, tracking the richest people on Earth. But he has noticed that this prompts the ultra-wealthy to stockpile their money instead of spending it on the public good. He debuts a new ranking — True Net Worth — that applauds billionaires for their philanthropy and rewards generosity. Gue…...more
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[@TatuSiltanen](http://www.youtube.com/@TatuSiltanen)
The real question is not how much they donate, but how much they pay in taxes.
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[@warnerww83](http://www.youtube.com/@warnerww83)
Need billionaires? That's an interesting take. I would probably have a more favorable opinion of them if they didn't work so hard to ensure wealth is consolidated firmly in their hands. Pay your taxes, not your lobbyist, and we'd want to grab torches and pitchforks a lot less when talking about you.
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[@DarkoNomad](http://www.youtube.com/@DarkoNomad)
Charities are creating more problems than they are solving. Taxing the rich might be the only solution to create just society and opportunities for poor. Poor people don't need money, they need more opportunities to earn and live properly.
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[@RadicalTrivia](http://www.youtube.com/@RadicalTrivia)
Yeah or we could just tax them like we did last time.
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[@jax4java](http://www.youtube.com/@jax4java)
Absolutely not. Billionaires are the pariah of humanity. Propaganda much? Bullshit, TED. You have really lowered your standards and no longer represent quality media. Bye.
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[@nishiki393](http://www.youtube.com/@nishiki393)
Nonsense. We shouldn't be relying on the charity of billionaires and trillionaires. This is what FAIR and proper tax code / tax policy is for.
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[@bobbydejesus5987](http://www.youtube.com/@bobbydejesus5987)
To spend $1 billion in an average human lifespan (roughly 80 years), you would need to spend approximately $34,223 every single day. (Yes, that includes children who have no concept of money... Still gotta spend that daily 34k.) As of 2025–2026, approximately 800–830 million people (roughly 1 in 10) live in extreme poverty, defined by the World Bank as living on less than $3 per day. There is no purpose in being a billionaire other than ego. There will probably be more Luigis. The billionaire class may be eaten due to things getting worse and people starving.
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[@AdityaMehendale](http://www.youtube.com/@AdityaMehendale)
Correlation is not causation. F*ck charity - pay your fair share of (income- and property-)taxes.
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[@chasmenear7130](http://www.youtube.com/@chasmenear7130)
The problem with billionaires is that they are billionaires....That and most of them are completely immoral idiots.!Image 20: 🤔
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[@Sander.3D](http://www.youtube.com/@Sander.3D)
Horribly tone deaf wow
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[@achrist2](http://www.youtube.com/@achrist2)
This is a masterclass in how to cloak misinformation as educational. Extreme wealth is only possible if many live in extreme poverty. If billionaires paid their fair share of tax, there would be more wealth circulating for everyone to benefit from. At the moment, they hoard wealth at least in part to starve necessary research and development into alternatives they would not personally (and exclusively) benefit from. They also force the workforce into a never ending cycle of working more for less until they die. Mackenzie Scott is exceptional and has been hurrying to do as much good as she can with her wealth. But “you can have it when I am dead” is not noble or generous when people are dying now and the climate crisis is approaching a tipping point we won’t be able to reverse.
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[@mikerphone.](http://www.youtube.com/@mikerphone.)
Where do I get whatever this guy is smoking?
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[@animaaura](http://www.youtube.com/@animaaura)
One can point to the same period during which we saw growth in Chinese billionaires and economic prosperity, but instead focus on socioeconomic markers in western countries. The number of billionaires exploded but everyone else is worse off, particularly the younger generations. Pre-1980 the US was doing very well with very few billionaires, and with most people able to make a decent living for themselves with almost any job. Yes, the factors that create wealth also create billionaires, but depending on where you’re starting from, they can also transfer massive amount of wealth from everyone to a few.
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[@thierryvankerm8474](http://www.youtube.com/@thierryvankerm8474)
This is pure billionaires propaganda !Image 26: 🤣!Image 27: 🤣!Image 28: 🤣!Image 29: 🤣 The ONLY proper ranking would be: how much they pay as taxes. THAT is REALLY funding the system they're sucking
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[@haniehhedayati661](http://www.youtube.com/@haniehhedayati661)
that's not true! Iran has billionaires.
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[@heatherburch7697](http://www.youtube.com/@heatherburch7697)
Um, NO!
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[@CrashNova76YT](http://www.youtube.com/@CrashNova76YT)
Billionaires should not exist in a just society and in a true democracy they wouldn't.
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Enlightining video...
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[@dapulse7147](http://www.youtube.com/@dapulse7147)
6:13 We should reward them for paying taxes. Charity is even an expression af power if the billionaire decides what's worth it.
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The happiest countries, are the ones with not many or no billionaires ... The fairest countries, are the ones with not many or no billionaires ... Billionaires did not earn that money, and the reason they have it is, and still have it, is the same reason they do not donate to charity
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The Problem with Billionaires — and the Debut of True Net Worth | Randall Lane | TED
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As chief content officer of Forbes, Randall Lane oversees the magazine's signature list of billionaires, tracking the richest people on Earth. But he has noticed that this prompts the ultra-wealthy to stockpile their money instead of spending it on the public good. He debuts a new ranking — True Net Worth — that applauds billionaires for their philanthropy and rewards generosity. Guess who's in the top five? (Recorded at TED2026 on April 16, 2026) Join us in person at a TED conference: https://tedtalks.social/events Become a TED Member to support our mission: https://ted.com/membership Subscribe to a TED newsletter: https://ted.com/newsletters Follow TED! Instagram:  LinkedIn:  TikTok:  Facebook:  X:  The TED Talks channel features the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes (or less) — plus originals, podcasts and exclusive content. Look for videos on Technology, Entertainment and Design as well as science, business, global issues, the arts and more. Visit https://TED.com for our entire library, transcripts, translations and personalized recommendations. Watch more: https://go.ted.com/randalllane TED videos may be used for non-commercial purposes under a Creative Commons License, Attribution–Non Commercial–No Derivatives (or the CC BY – NC – ND 4.0 International) and in accordance with the TED Talks Usage Policy: https://www.ted.com/about/our-organiz.... For more information on using TED for commercial purposes (e.g. employee learning, in a film or online course), submit a request at https://media-requests.ted.com#TED#TEDTalks#Economics…...more
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