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Posted: Nov 3, 2024 - 7:55am

 R_P wrote:



were they all dictators?
because if they were...
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Posted: Nov 3, 2024 - 6:26am

 R_P wrote:




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Posted: Nov 2, 2024 - 9:49pm


buddy

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Posted: Nov 2, 2024 - 4:47pm

 Red_Dragon wrote:

That, and taxing 100% of income over $1 billion.


Now you're just dreaming!   
Red_Dragon

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Posted: Nov 2, 2024 - 4:45pm

 buddy wrote:

Good points.  Given our capitalistic system, discouraging such wealth accumulation would seem out of reach, or at least something about which "we" can have no real impact. Encouraging philanthropy may be as close as we can come to any kind of meaningful change.

That, and taxing 100% of income over $1 billion at 100%.


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Posted: Nov 2, 2024 - 4:28pm

 Th1nk1ngTh1ng wrote:


I wonder sometimes if the US was always an oligarchy and I never noticed till now.  The concept of wealth redistribution is not one I embrace.  But given the outsized influence that billionaires seem to have on US politics, I’m wondering if we should do something to discourage such wealth accumulation.

Good points.  Given our capitalistic system, discouraging such wealth accumulation would seem out of reach, or at least something about which "we" can have no real impact. Encouraging philanthropy may be as close as we can come to any kind of meaningful change.
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Posted: Oct 31, 2024 - 8:52pm

Kamala's billionaire, Mark Cuban has just proved himself to be a subhuman POS ... IMO ...
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Posted: Oct 31, 2024 - 10:34am

 rgio wrote:

The reality is that Trump will punish them if they support Harris, yet they don't fear her punishing them for supporting him.

Call it whatever you want... fascist, oligopolist, dictatorial... but it's not democratic. 



"If he loses I'm fucked" 
—Elon Musk on trump. 
rgio

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Posted: Oct 31, 2024 - 6:05am

 Red_Dragon wrote:
The reality is that Trump will punish them if they support Harris, yet they don't fear her punishing them for supporting him.

Call it whatever you want... fascist, oligopolist, dictatorial... but it's not democratic. 

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Posted: Oct 31, 2024 - 5:52am

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