one way in which my views have shifted pretty strongly is that i've gone from being sort of agnostic about the existence of billionaires to believing that they pose a substantial and serious threat to self-governance and that our policies around both tax and fraud must be updated to reflect the risk
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that's the other part of this, these companies just make too much fucking money, with too few guardrails put on how they do it, and that extends to their executives' pay.
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It never occurred to me that one of them might be handed the keys to the entire federal apparatus to take for a spin
The most egregious interference would have been something like buying a seat on some purely advisory blue ribbon commission (which is what I thought DOGE was going to be)
The Dutch East India Company was, at the time, more powerful than most nations, with a bigger navy.
Imagine that but in 2030.
Because, and I can't believe this has to be argued, they realized the gain the moment the imaginary earnings turned into real world collateral.
But I get how one could get to an across the board “Hell no!” And if we wind up in a French Revolution situation, it’ll all be academic.
We should try that again, but without the devastating world war beforehand.
hope it works.
while I've been trying to back away from the NO MORE ELECTIONS EVER song (I was singing it at one point myself, -before- November) & discouraging others, no idea what 2028 looks like
well, we'll jump off that bridge when we get there, as Dad likes to say
I mean, Trump may or may not be alive, he may or may not shoot for the third term moon. Vance as either candidate or VP has made it clear he feels no more obligation to recognize results he doesn't like than Trump. So...
Unfortunately, the natural state of affairs in a country as wealthy as America is that any leader of a large corporation is going to accumulate vast wealth and power. Only active steps can check this power.
"Billionaires need to be taxed more so that the rest can live. I can say this BECAUSE I am one."
That's who holds the National Prayer Breakast.
people about as rich as Mitt Romney, more or less, don't want to normalize the idea of taxing the rich
Especially if something like SpaceX becomes a critical part of the FAA.
NASA sent men to the moon FFS
Why do we need m.mush’s vanity hobby?
Can’t we stop subsidizing SSpace.x and punish his dangerous disregard for public safety & environment
increase funds 4 NASA
They will go to great lengths to defend their fantasy.
I am educated but still could not understand these numbers without help. Many people are fully innumerate.
I suggest starting with some PSAs to that effect.
No one writes *enough* about Miriam Adelson
https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2024/10/15/billionaire-gop-megadonor-miriam-adelson-gives-95-million-to-pro-trump-super-pac/