First off you/they are confusing Democratic Socialists with Socialists, they are not the same though they may have overlapping platforms. Much like Libertarians and Republicans. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Socialists_of_America https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zohran_Mamdani

Second, in many African states being a member of the upper or wealthy class obligates you to hire and employ staff. When I lived in Africa we had a driver, house keeper/cook, and while we did not directly employ security, our community was gated with 24h security. This is an expected behavior as it major economic and employment driver. In addition to that Africa just requires more work, things are not so neatly setup and simple tasks like grocery shopping can take a full day and require a driver. You cant just go to a big box store and get everything you need.

Lastly, your statement “And he’s very rich. Shouldn’t he be giving all of his money like Lemmy thinks rich people are supposed to do?” is nonsense and in bad faith. Most people have nothing wrong with people having wealth, what is at issue is how currently the people with wealth abuse the system and dont pay their share of tax. Currently the rich pay somewhere around 16bn in taxes a year, but if they paid similar to what most average Americans paid, they would be paying nearly 80bn a year. The real welfare queens are the rich. They dont work, provide nothing of value, and wont pay their taxes but are happy to take every handout that is offered.

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