Peter Thiel only spent 12 days in NZ before being granted citizenship

Post by flukus » Thu, Jun 29, 2017, 6:44 AM UTC

m12k wrote: post #8

mankash666 wrote: post #5

However controversial Thiel may be, there's no arguing the benefits his citizenship grants NZ. If millions of $$ of investment and hundreds of jobs created don't qualify him for citizenship, there's a fallacy needing fixing. FYI - the US grants green cards to foreigners who invest $1M in new American businesses, NZ probably has an unwritten law that grants citizenship to those who stimulate it's economy

If his monetary support helps to get a figure similar to Trump elected in NZ then he'd have done way more damage than good for the country. Whatever your stance on his politics, his election has done immense damage to the image of the US in the rest of the world. Edit: Wow, my first negative score comment. Could some of the people silently downvoting please specify whether they think my comment is factually incorrect…

Post by chillingeffect » Thu, Jun 29, 2017, 6:45 AM UTC

m12k wrote: post #8

mankash666 wrote: post #5

However controversial Thiel may be, there's no arguing the benefits his citizenship grants NZ. If millions of $$ of investment and hundreds of jobs created don't qualify him for citizenship, there's a fallacy needing fixing. FYI - the US grants green cards to foreigners who invest $1M in new American businesses, NZ probably has an unwritten law that grants citizenship to those who stimulate it's economy

If his monetary support helps to get a figure similar to Trump elected in NZ then he'd have done way more damage than good for the country. Whatever your stance on his politics, his election has done immense damage to the image of the US in the rest of the world. Edit: Wow, my first negative score comment. Could some of the people silently downvoting please specify whether they think my comment is factually incorrect…

Post by coldtea » Thu, Jun 29, 2017, 6:49 AM UTC

lukasben wrote: post #7

That's so f * up! Money can buy you everything. Even a citizenship. The NZ-gov should asked themselves why a close Trump supporter and VC is looking for a safe haven outside of the US. Will this person really add value to the society? Or will he build a massive mansion with a wall around it and an airport?

Post by coldtea » Thu, Jun 29, 2017, 6:49 AM UTC

gman83 wrote: post #3

It says he gave a $1 million donation to the Christchurch earthquake relief fund. That'll probably do it yeah.

Post by godzillabrennus » Thu, Jun 29, 2017, 6:52 AM UTC

chillingeffect wrote: post #13

m12k wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

If his monetary support helps to get a figure similar to Trump elected in NZ then he'd have done way more damage than good for the country. Whatever your stance on his politics, his election has done immense damage to the image of the US in the rest of the world. Edit: Wow, my first negative score comment. Could some of the people silently downvoting please specify whether they think my comment is factually incorrect…

I back you up. There's more than just a dollar figure to these subjective decisions. E.g. Seychelles islands grants immunity to misdemeanors for a $2 million fee. But how can a society function with the rule of law suspended for the wealthy?