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Re:Ross Ulbricht was just granted a full pardon by kortilla on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @04:13AM (#42790740)
The US government does not have profit margins. It hasn’t run a balanced budget in decades. What are you even trying to say?
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Re:Ross Ulbricht was just granted a full pardon by rbanffy on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @07:43AM (#42792187)
They might be alluding to regulatory capture by groups such as the NRA, big pharma, and the defense industry, which, for all purposes, are an unelected part of the government.
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Re:Ross Ulbricht was just granted a full pardon by 15155 on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @08:58AM (#42792870)
I love how the NRA - which is almost entirely member-funded - gets lumped in with actual industries with eye watering margins.
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Re:Ross Ulbricht was just granted a full pardon by rbanffy on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @09:08AM (#42792987)
They are a powerful lobby. Just mention "gun regulation" in DC to see how many of them there are.
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Re:Ross Ulbricht was just granted a full pardon by lupusreal on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @12:30PM (#42795273)
In terms of money they really aren't that big, but they don't need much money to wield influence because their cause is very popular with a lot of voters and politicians know that.
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