Re:Modeling a Wealth Tax
by dantheman on Tuesday August 18, 2020 @02:17PM
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Democratic support of a vocal minority and remember her power is predicated on violence, where bezos's power is based on voluntary interaction -- a big difference.
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Bezos's power is entirely predicated on violence, as the ownership of any assets he holds are marked as belonging to him through the backing of violent institutions. This is arguably moreso than AOC as she has no executive authority.
She won with 57% of the vote in her district. By definition not a minority. Are you objecting to her winning through a democratic process?
She, as most politicians, compete in a primary - that is where the real election is. Her district was going to vote for the Democrat candidate no matter who was selected in the primary. Lastly 57% may seem like a lot or whatever, but it's ~16,000 votes out of a potential ~700,000 for the district. Hell, 16k out of ~100,000 that voted last time isn't a huge amount.
REF: https://ballotpedia.org/New_York%27s_14th_Congressional_Dist...
But that's just a minor point, overall.