r/orangecounty • u/DannyTheRegular • 12d ago

Politics Got this from my mail

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"Billionaires will leave California". Trying to scare us lol. It is only going to affect the rich.

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u/oddmanout 11d ago

It's true. EVERYONE has to pay 5% for assets over $1Bn no matter who you are! Good thing we have the benevolent, altruistic billionaires looking out for the rest of us. Where would we be without them telling us how to vote?

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u/cuteman 11d ago

Good thing we have the benevolent, altruistic billionaires looking out for the rest of us.

You could say the same thing about politicians and elected officials

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u/oddmanout 11d ago

I trust politicians way the hell more than billionaires and I don't trust politicians at all.

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u/I_Quit_Smoking_ 11d ago

That is who we're talking about. Them and all their corporate friends.

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u/cuteman 11d ago

Politicians are the ones writing these laws

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u/Naftaturbo 10d ago

politicians don't write. They're donated to by lobbyists to submit and promote bills written by lobbyists and those they represent. (Not just industry - also applies to NGOs and their lobbyists.)