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@return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world • 5 days ago

Zohran Mamdani says 'I don't think we should have billionaires'

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Zohran Mamdani says 'I don't think we should have billionaires'

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@return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world • 5 days ago
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Mamdani, the presumptive Democratic nominee to be the next mayor of New York City and a self-identified democratic socialist, on Sunday said billionaires contribute to inequality.
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    Bill Ackman, a billionaire hedge fund manager who has backed President Donald Trump in the past, on Thursday pledged to use his money to bankroll a challenger to Mamdani in the general election.

    Case in point.

    • @MyRobotShitsBolts@lemmy.world
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      And how did he get those billions? How many peoples necks did he have to step on to climb his way up. It’s not so much what you do with your billions, it’s how you got them that makes you evil. The only exception to this is probably Bezos ex wife, maybe.

      • @bajabound@lemmy.world
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        “Employees are the rungs on the ladder of success. Don’t hesitate to step on them.” -Rule of acquisition #211

        • @SabinStargem@lemmy.today
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          Grand Nagus Rom: “We invented elevators for a reason.”

      • @NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz
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        She was working for a hedge fund when she met him and they were married for 26 years. She may have given away $19 billion of her fortune, but her net worth is still $36 billion, the same as the original divorce settlement.

      • @teslasaur@lemmy.world
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        lol. I don’t think she is as innocent as you make it seem 😂

        • @MyRobotShitsBolts@lemmy.world
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          Hence the maybe at the end. I always use qualifiers MOST of the time so I can weasel out of any statement I make.

          • @teslasaur@lemmy.world
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            So you just make sweeping nonsense statements, maybe.

    • @mienshao@lemmy.world
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      This might induce me to donate to Mamdani’s campaign. I live in fucking Illinois btw.

      • @Fourth@mander.xyz
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        I absolutely am

      • @Habitforming@lemmy.world
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        I live nowhere near NYC and I donated.

      • @Jomega@lemmy.world
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        Tbf, that’s one of the better states on workers rights issues.

    • @Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works
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      Honestly, even if you think billionaires should exist, it’s still the most logical action for Mamdani to oppose them as billionaires will do everything to stop him.

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