Billionaires aren’t concerned with concepts like “fair” or they wouldn’t have made it to billionaire status. “Fair” is what’s fair to them, what benefits them. We literally don’t matter to them unless we are outside their gates demanding their heads. And even then, until the blades are revealed, we are at most a nuisance.
If a buffoon like Trump could hide his taxes for all this time, why do you think Bloomberg will have problems deflecting? I mean, sure, he’s ostensibly a Democrat and they tend to be better at following the rules and guidelines, but Trump set a precedent. A candidate’s – and President’s – taxes don’t matter.
He’s supposed to have $50+ bn.
He could spend half of that to set up his own party, send every registered voter a cheque for $150,000, and still have almost $2 bn left to out-spend any other candidate on rallies, tv ads and whatnot.
Interesting concept. I think quite a few people would sell their vote for $150.000. If you also buy enough people in the senate maybe you can change the political system from a democracy in a dictatorship.
There is at least some difference between a billionaire who has pledged to give away a large chunk of their wealth, and one who has not. For example, Mackenzie Bezos has signed the “giving pledge” while her ex-husband has not:
Rap on, mother; Rap on.
