How Putin’s Oligarchs Bought London

Re:How Putin’s Oligarchs Bought London by micromacrofoot on Friday March 18, 2022 @06:58PM (#30728689)

the US’ top billionaires have often profited a lot from government funding, whether it’s subsidies, tax breaks, regulatory capture, etc… the “rich because they created equivalent value” is old school American Dream flavor propaganda

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Re:How Putin’s Oligarchs Bought London by missedthecue on Friday March 18, 2022 @07:59PM (#30729247)

I'm not sure if I would equivolate Elon Musk taking advantage of the literal purpose that EV tax credits were designed to a Russian grifter with the right connections being gifted the state oil company in 1992 for no reason other than he was buddies with someone in the old Soviet politburo.

You can try to make an argument that EV tax credits are bad and should be abolished, but the two situations just aren't even in the same universe.

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Re:How Putin’s Oligarchs Bought London by micromacrofoot on Saturday March 19, 2022 @08:34AM (#30733269)

they’re not in the same universe, but i’m not about to let someone perpetuate the myth that american billionaires are some kind of pure self-made businessmen - they’re system exploiters

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