It's just the popular thing to say.
Then @elonmusk called their bluff.
the government spent 7 trillion dollars last year. we're 29 trillion in debt. nothing is better. but we demand our CEOs fix the world, as a side project, with a few billion. i've been wondering: is this bc they’re the only example we have of leaders who’ve actually done anything?
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Kiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
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You may be onto something here, we used to elect war heroes to public office as well, for the same reason.
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We put them on the streets now. Strange world.
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No, it's because these people truly believe that Mike Bloomberg could have given a million dollars to every American from his pocket change. They really think 10 people hold half the world's wealth.
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Billionaires in aggregate have about 2% of the world's wealth. They would never guess that.
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mike, focus, it’s not about money — we need to outlaw all golf courses
Kiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
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It's only logical to take capital from the guy who's been the most impactful capital allocator in terms of impact in advancing clean tech and to give it to the least efficient allocators so they can eco-LARP and get reelected.
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A related pet theory that I’m working on is that a lot of people think that $1 billion and $1 trillion are similar numbers
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Once you get past 7 or 8 zeros it’s all the same.
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I pay so much in taxes every year in California, I honestly wonder where my money goes. I want transparency & I love that Musk is holding that guys feet to the fire.
Kiitos. Käytämme tätä aikajanasi parantamiseen. KumoaKumoa
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