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Re:Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan launches dark-money group to i... by femiagbabiaka on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @05:17PM (#46982011)
> I believe this because it is his fundamental right as a citizen of the republic.

This is kind of exactly my point though. Citizen of what republic? Soros and Elon are both wealthier than most states and affect politics globally. They literally cannot be prosecuted, they are barely accountable to any legal bodies.

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Re:Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan launches dark-money group to i... by terminalshort on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @05:27PM (#46982131)
Citizens of this one. And they can be prosecuted. You just are not comfortable with the fact that they haven't really committed any crimes. Epstein was a billionaire too.
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Re:Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan launches dark-money group to i... by esseph on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @05:32PM (#46982176)
It's far easier for a billionaire to get away with a crime than to prosecute it. You would think that would be common sense, but I guess not.

How many crimes do you think Putin has done? I mean Trump has 33 or 34 felonies on record, does it matter? What about Saudi princes?

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Re:Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan launches dark-money group to i... by whattheheckheck on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @05:54PM (#46982401)
Tech bros just love to play devils advocate because they get paid off with 3 to 10x median wage by them to enable the Billionaires crimes
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Re:Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan launches dark-money group to i... by whattheheckheck on Wednesday February 11, 2026 @05:53PM (#46982388)
By who? Another Billionaires personal attorney and acting attorney general Pam bondi?
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