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The Fundamental Problem With Billionaires
And individuals who hoard wealth.
With the caption “Most CEOs” at the bottom, video footage of a guy roleplaying as one is speed walking down a hallway.
Oh my god! Oh my god! Oh my god! Everything is going to be okay!
The footage then cuts to the man posing as one of two CEOs.
The CEO of Costco who famously told staff to never change the price of one of Costco iconic menu item: a hotdog and a drink.
If anyone ever raised the price since its creation above $1.50 he would personally kill whoever came up with that bright idea.
The other is the CEO of Arizona Tea whose owner did something more grandiose. Before his passing, he made a point of giving all company shares to every employee in the company, making it one of the few employee-owned businesses.
Beyond that, the company maintained their prices for their drinks for years, never once raising it higher as the money made in sales is enough for the company to stay afloat and provide for every single employee the company has.
The overall message of this short on Youtube is that CEOs, and by extension billionaires, could do the right thing by not being greedy and screwing over customers and employees alike. To be a decent person…
