return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWhat are your thoughts on billionaires?message-squaremessage-square155fedilinkarrow-up1109arrow-down121
arrow-up188arrow-down1message-squareWhat are your thoughts on billionaires?return2ozma@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square155fedilink
minus-squareglimse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoWealth is not the same as having cash, that is true, but it’s effectively the same thing. They have cash on hand for any immediate need but if for some reason they need 200 million, it won’t take them long to cash out stocks or sell some property.
minus-squareilinamorato@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 month agoOr, more likely, just borrow the money. Then they get to keep everything they have. They have plenty of stuff as collateral to secure it with.
Wealth is not the same as having cash, that is true, but it’s effectively the same thing. They have cash on hand for any immediate need but if for some reason they need 200 million, it won’t take them long to cash out stocks or sell some property.
Or, more likely, just borrow the money. Then they get to keep everything they have. They have plenty of stuff as collateral to secure it with.