Self Made Billionaire in the US, GIRL, Hold my beer!
By Juan Rodulfo
Length1h 37m
About this audiobook
Debunking the Myth of Meritocracy Through Systemic Privilege, Exploitation, and Public Subsidies
They call it the American Dream. We call it a rigged game.
Ever wonder how billionaires like Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos amass unimaginable wealth while paying less taxes than teachers or nurses? This explosive exposé cracks open the myth of the “self-made” billionaire to reveal the truth: a system engineered to funnel power and profit to the ultra-rich.
- Tax Code Scams: Unrealized gains, offshore havens, and “buy-borrow-die” schemes let billionaires pay as little as 1% in taxes—while you foot the bill.
- Corporate Welfare: Tesla and Amazon rake in $38 billion in taxpayer subsidies for stadiums and space rockets, then lobby to crush unions and dodge fair wages.
- Global Exploitation: From Congolese cobalt mines to Bangladeshi sweatshops, billionaires built empires on the backs of Black, Brown, and female labor—then gaslight us with “philanthropy.”
Audiobook details
GenrePolitics and Government
Length1 hr 37 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 8, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Publication Details
2Preface
3Chapter 1: The Tax Code Loophole Playbook: How Billionaires Pay Less Than You
41. Wealth vs. Income: The Legal Distinction
52. The Buy-Borrow-Die Strategy
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63. Case Studies: Elon Musk and Larry Ellison
74. Other Tax Avoidance Tactics
85. Policy Failure: Decades of Tax Cuts and IRS Defunding
96. The Human Cost: Inequality and the Middle Class
107. Reform Proposals and Political Resistance
118. International Comparisons
12Chapter 2: Welfare for the Wealthy: The $38 Billion Government Handout
131. Subsidy Kings: Elon Musk’s $38 Billion Empire
142. The Mechanics of Corporate Welfare
153. Corporate Socialism: Amazon’s HQ2 and State-Funded Stadiums
164. Privatized Gains, Socialized Losses: COVID Bailouts: The Great Bailout
175. The Consequences of Welfare for the Wealthy
186. The Political Economy of Corporate Welfare
197. Case Studies: Musk vs. Bezos
208. The Way Forward: Reforming Corporate Welfare
21Chapter 3: Union Busting 101: Crushing Worker Power to Maximize Profits
221. The Anatomy of Union Busting
232. Amazon’s Anti-Union Toolkit
243. Starbucks’ Union Avoidance
254. Walmart’s Wage Suppression
265. The Legal Landscape
276. The Human Cost
287. The Broader Implications
298. Resistance and Hope: Billionaire PACs: Buying Political Immunity
30Chapter 4. Billionaire PACs: Buying Political Immunity
311. The $1.9 Billion Election Takeover
322. Elon Musk’s Hostile Takeover
333. Policy ROI: $130+ in Tax Breaks for Every $1 Spent
344. The Mechanics of Billionaire PACs
355. The Consequences for Democracy
366. The Role of Citizens United
377. The Human Face of Oligarchy
388. The Fight for Reform
39Chapter 5. Globalization Grift: Exploitation Without Borders
401. Offshore Tax Havens: Starving Public Coffers
412. Sweatshop Economics: Exploiting the Global South
423. “Development” as Extraction: The Myth of Wealth Creation
434. The Legal and Regulatory Landscape
445. The Impact on Inequality
456. Resistance and Reform
467. The Myth of Corporate Social Responsibility
478. The Future of Globalization
48Chapter 6. The Meritocracy Myth: Luck, Privilege, and The Birth Lottery
491. Bootstraps or Silver Spoons? The Data
502. The “Self-Made” Lie: Case Studies in Privilege
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