Canoo spent double its annual revenue on the CEO's private jet

Re:Canoo spent double its annual revenue on the CEO's privat... by lnxg33k1 on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @12:59PM (#39908057)

Its concerning the conflict of interest, it can be crystal clear as going to make public pay for playing at your own golf court, but to be is baffling just how public populace is constantly scrutinised for ethics but seem that the rich can crap all over the world and no one cares

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Re:Canoo spent double its annual revenue on the CEO's privat... by spiderfarmer on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @01:27PM (#39908444)

Problem is that a large part of the population is practically worshipping people who are / seem rich. Every questionable thing they do is explained away.

"It's just smart business!"

"People are jealous because they didn't think of this!"

"They're only coming after him because he's rich!"

"You would do this too if you were him!"

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Re:Canoo spent double its annual revenue on the CEO's privat... by yunohn on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @01:35PM (#39908527)

All such people hope that one day they can finish climbing the same ladder, and only after that, get to kick it out from underneath them. Crabs.

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Re:Canoo spent double its annual revenue on the CEO's privat... by kingkawn on Tuesday April 02, 2024 @01:34PM (#39908517)

It’s because we live in an uninterrupted feudal society that goes back millenia with only minor cosmetic changes to the system of governance in reaction to the periodic threat of revolution

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Re:Canoo spent double its annual revenue on the CEO's privat... by mlrtime on Wednesday April 03, 2024 @08:23AM (#39916522)

Isn't this thread of 100's of comments public scrutiny? And this is just one article.

Not defending this guy but I'd say the opposite happens. When you are rich/famous you are looked at with a magnifying glass. Nothing illegal is happening here, but it doesn't "look good".

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