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Re:Bankman-Fried used $100M in stolen FTX funds for politica... by wongarsu on Monday August 14, 2023 @09:34PM (#37129100)
> Politicians should be made to pay out of their own pockets

We don't want to create a system where only the rich can afford to be politicians ... or at least we don't want to make that any worse than it already is

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Re:Bankman-Fried used $100M in stolen FTX funds for politica... by lacrimacida on Monday August 14, 2023 @09:42PM (#37129149)
Well, they should know their sources and assume some responsibility, which they mostly lack these days.
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Re:Bankman-Fried used $100M in stolen FTX funds for politica... by threeseed on Monday August 14, 2023 @10:23PM (#37129418)
Easy to say it now but there was a period there when FTX was a reputable company.

But I would be all for labelling the entire crypto industry as illegal and ensuring any donations are immediately returned. Maybe just to be safe we should add anything AI related to the list as well.

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Re:Bankman-Fried used $100M in stolen FTX funds for politica... by l33t7332273 on Monday August 14, 2023 @09:43PM (#37129154)
Would that make it worse? The median net worth in the senate is north of 40 million.
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