Ventura Challenges Billionaires: Try Manual Labor Before Claiming You've 'Earned' Extreme Wealth
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Jesse Ventura said no one should be a billionaire because no one works hard enough to earn that much money. He described physically demanding, low-paying jobs he had before becoming governor.
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Ventura challenged billionaires to do difficult manual labor jobs like operating a jackhammer for a week to see if they truly work harder.
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Passive income through dividends from stocks and inflation-protected bonds allow your money to work for you without physical labor.
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Dividend stocks like AT&T and Pfizer pay high percentages of their share price to shareholders. Reinvesting dividends compounds returns.
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Inflation-protected bonds like TIPS have payouts adjusted for inflation. Bond ETFs provide easy access to these bonds.