The Money Farmers: How Oligarchs and Populists Milk the E.U.

Re:The Money Farmers: How Oligarchs and Populists Milk the E.U. by kennywinker on Sunday November 03, 2019 @06:09PM (#21437413)

Arguably true. Think of the war microsoft waged against Linux in the late 90s-early 2000s, or their attempts to co-opt and destroy the www using non-standards compliance in internet explorer. I see that as a company damaging the common good to increase their wealth. I.e. Robbing us, enriching themselves

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Re:The Money Farmers: How Oligarchs and Populists Milk the E.U. by refurb on Monday November 04, 2019 @08:28AM (#21441381)

If Bill Gates is included, then the definition is so broad as to lose any usefulness.

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Re:The Money Farmers: How Oligarchs and Populists Milk the E.U. by kennywinker on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @12:04AM (#21449778)

If the net is so wide as to include all billionaires, that’s only 2000-ish people. not saying they are definitely all robber barons but just giving this some scope.

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