@return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world • 14 days agoZohran Mamdani says 'I don't think we should have billionaires'www.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square428arrow-up12.11K
arrow-up12.11Kexternal-linkZohran Mamdani says 'I don't think we should have billionaires'www.nbcnews.com@return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world • 14 days agomessage-square428
minus-square@WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilink3•14 days agoMusk just spent 250 million to buy an entire presidential election. Is there any history of someone spending a whole billion on one?
minus-squarelayzerjeytlinkfedilink2•14 days agoBut he paid $40B for twitter. $250M is the kind of bargain you only get after prior investment. (And I guess I found something an individual can buy for >$1B, which is even more reason to prohibit anyone from having this much money.)
wrong.
you can buy a lot of political favors
Musk just spent 250 million to buy an entire presidential election. Is there any history of someone spending a whole billion on one?
But he paid $40B for twitter. $250M is the kind of bargain you only get after prior investment.
(And I guess I found something an individual can buy for >$1B, which is even more reason to prohibit anyone from having this much money.)