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Re:Larry Page leaves California to protect $12.5B from propo... by anamax on Friday January 09, 2026 @05:02PM (#46560003)
> billionaires became as such without utilizing any resources or regulations paid for by the public

Strawman.

No one is claiming "without utilizing".

However, they are part of the public that paid. Moreover, if I let you use my pen to take a note, I'm not entitled to all of the gain that you get from taking said note.

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Re:Larry Page leaves California to protect $12.5B from propo... by lickmygiggle on Friday January 09, 2026 @08:14PM (#46561647)
If I make a dollar and you make 10 selling apples on a road paid for by the public why shouldn’t you be held any more responsible for the upkeep of that road?
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Re:Larry Page leaves California to protect $12.5B from propo... by throwawayqqq11 on Saturday January 10, 2026 @05:56AM (#46564631)
> Strawman

> No one is claiming ...

> I'm not entitled to all of the gain ...

You put up two more of them to counter one.

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