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LinkedIn Co-Founder Apologizes for Deception in Alabama Senate Race

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Basically, he’s too rich to know where he’s spending his money. A good problem to have, but clearly he recognized this was a big screwup and he fessed up. Not more one can ask for.

Quite refreshing to see this after the fb brouhaha

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Basically, he’s too rich to know where he’s spending his money. A good problem to have, but clearly he recognized this was a big screwup and he fessed up. Not more one can ask for.

> Basically, he’s too rich to know where he’s spending his money.

If you have that problem, you have too much money.

I've periodically considered a limit on the money people can have. I think if we limited people to a maximum wealth, after which taxes were 90+%, it'd go a fair way to fixing a lot of the issues with the world. Something like 10 million dollars seems reasonable.

(Note: this ignores all the ways people would weasel around any real-world legislation. Please don't argue about that, it's a thought experiment.)

Re: LinkedIn Co-Founder Apologizes for Deception in Alabama Senate Race

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Every part of culture, every discussion, everything is a life and death political fight to half the country, whether on the left or the right. In their eyes, if you’re not fighting against the other side you are complicit and the ends justify the means to power.

Re: LinkedIn Co-Founder Apologizes for Deception in Alabama Senate Race

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Basically, he’s too rich to know where he’s spending his money. A good problem to have, but clearly he recognized this was a big screwup and he fessed up. Not more one can ask for.

Quite refreshing to see this after the fb brouhaha

Somehow another group of political actives using such tactics is much more frightening than refreshing to me because of what it seems to suggest lies ahead.

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Basically, he’s too rich to know where he’s spending his money. A good problem to have, but clearly he recognized this was a big screwup and he fessed up. Not more one can ask for.

> Basically, he’s too rich to know where he’s spending his money. If you have that problem, you have too much money . I've periodically considered a limit on the money people can have. I think if we limited people to a maximum wealth, after which taxes were 90+%, it'd go a fair way to fixing a lot of the issues with the world. Something like 10 million dollars seems reasonable. (Note: this ignores all the ways people…

Can corporations have unlimited money? 10 million barely makes payroll for some medium-large businesses.

And a thought experiment isn't not subject to discussion... otherwise why post it?

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