Johann Rupert, the South African billionaire behind the Cartier brand, has finally come out to admit his fear of the poor.
“How is society going to cope with structural unemployment and the envy, hatred and the social warfare?” he said. “We are destroying the middle classes at this stage and it will affect us. It’s unfair. So that’s what keeps me awake at night.”
On one hand, it’s an unbelievably outlandish statement but on the other hand, I can’t help but respect his honesty.
“We cannot have 0.1 percent of 0.1 percent taking all the spoils,” said Rupert, who has a fortune worth $7.5 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. “It’s unfair and it is not sustainable.”
What a good guy billionaire. He literally woke up one day and realized how rich he was compared to the vast majority of the earth’s inhabitants.
He said he had been reading about changes in labour technology, as well as recent Oxfam figures suggesting the top 1 per cent of the global population now owns more wealth than the other 99 per cent.
The sudden burst of self awareness must have driven him mad.
“We’re in for a huge change in society,” he said Monday. “Get used to it. And be prepared.”
If you don’t want all that money, Mr. Rupert, I’ll have it. These poor people can’t harm me.
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