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The Outrage Engine that is social media and op-eds has set its sights on a new target: billionaires. Apparently, being a billionaire is a bad, bad thing. Billionaires should sit down, shut up, and meekly wait until we confiscate their wealth. For certain people of certain political beliefs, this sounds like a great idea. Because, after all, nobody needs that much money. But is it really that simple? Can we really just steal billionaires’ money and nothing bad happens? Join James Harrigan and Antony Davies as they breakdown this and more on Words and Numbers. Quick hits Redditors are kind to a person in need Hawaii tries to ban smoking 1 Hawaii tries to ban smoking 2 Foolishness of the week Green New Deal Resolution Topic of the week Elizabeth Warren’s wealth tax plan How an income tax on the rich expanded to be a tax on everyone Join the conversation Antony Davies on Twitter James R. Harrigan on Twitter Antony Davies on Minds.com James R. Harrigan on Minds.com Words & Numbers Backstage Let us know w