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If a minimum wage worker started working at age 18, and worked until 67 (the retirement age set by the US Social Security Administration) and worked 40 hours a week every week, they would make less than a million dollars in their life (at the US federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour).

So, a millionaire with $10M would have to spend more than 10 lifetimes making up the overpayment.

A billionaire with $1B would have to spend more than 1000 lifetimes.

A billionaire with $200B would have to spend 269,745 lifetimes.

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Maybe they just need to work harder

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They should try making coffee at home instead of ordering it out.

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And eat fewer avocado sandwiches.

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This kind of thing always reminds me of the Two Ronnies yokels.

RB: If I was as rich as Rockefeller I’d be richer than Rockefeller.
RC: How’s that?
RB: I’d do a bit of window cleaning on the side.

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