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Re:Bezos donates $100M each to CNN contributor Van Jones and... by oh_sigh on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @10:25PM (#27914588)
Why should you have any say in how Bezos spends his money? Do you accept when other people tell you how to spend your money?
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Re:Bezos donates $100M each to CNN contributor Van Jones and... by cranesnake on Thursday July 22, 2021 @12:27AM (#27915346)
Why should someone other than an elected official be allowed the power to manipulate legislation as corporate lobbies do?

It is not about money, it about money as a proxy for power over the country.

The guy you're talking to does not have enough money to affect disproportional change. It does not matter to anyone else what he does with it as it can't possibly infringe on their rights, unlike when corporations manipulate media and government.

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