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Re:Elon Musk reopening Tesla factory despite Alameda County ... by dmitrygr on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @03:26AM (#23151374)
That website rubs me the wrong way in so many ways - the premise of "what could we do with X% of $what_someone_who_is_not_me_owns" with no concern for the owner, and "no person deserves this much wealth" with no concern given to the very important question of: Who can judge what anyone "Deserves"?
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Re:Elon Musk reopening Tesla factory despite Alameda County ... by bennyelv on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @04:12AM (#23151619)
The premise of your objection to it is that there is nothing of a higher moral status than protecting ownership of property.

Why is that more important than any other moral axiom?

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Re:Elon Musk reopening Tesla factory despite Alameda County ... by jacobush on Tuesday May 12, 2020 @04:38AM (#23151790)
They can keep their wealth because the rest of us protects it, often with our blood. (Military and police, for a start, but that’s just scratching the surface.)
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