Why a $154B CEO just endorsed stripping most Americans of voting rights

Fascinating to see how many tech people, as soon as they get rich, turn to extreme. Name them all - they mostly all are very active on X, and each new tweet pushes the limits of what was previously deemed unacceptable. I'm rich, so my opinion must be more important, right?

Re: Why a $154B CEO just endorsed stripping most Americans of voting rights

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Post by rekttrader » Tue, Jul 28, 2026, 2:11 PM UTC

https://archive.is/wS6IH

Re: Why a $154B CEO just endorsed stripping most Americans of voting rights

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Post by ablation » Tue, Jul 28, 2026, 2:12 PM UTC

Why did a billionaire propose biasing the voting system towards the rich? Gee I wonder.

Re: Why a $154B CEO just endorsed stripping most Americans of voting rights

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Post by voidfunc » Tue, Jul 28, 2026, 2:12 PM UTC

I dont think its a good model for America but if I were starting a country from scratch I might consider it. But I would also do stuff like a heavy death estate tax and disallow most generational wealth transfer.

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Post by grim_io » Tue, Jul 28, 2026, 2:14 PM UTC

kennywinker wrote: post #3

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You can't get this far without being greedy in a neurologically abnormal way.

Most people would retire with "enough" long before.

Re: Why a $154B CEO just endorsed stripping most Americans of voting rights

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Post by tomlockwood » Tue, Jul 28, 2026, 2:14 PM UTC

"Let them eat cake!"

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Post by everdrive » Tue, Jul 28, 2026, 2:14 PM UTC

voidfunc wrote: post #7

I dont think its a good model for America but if I were starting a country from scratch I might consider it. But I would also do stuff like a heavy death estate tax and disallow most generational wealth transfer.

What would stop people from shifting to different kinds of wealth transfer? Extreme investment in education, squirrely work-arounds, nepotism, etc? I don't see how you can attempt to prevent people from providing as much benefit to their children as possible.