• just_another_person@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    So now he’s just trying to buy his way into a government position of some sort out in the open. I expect this to become more common. We need stronger safeguards against this.

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      As if he’s even going to pay out his lottery reward. This is like watching children play pretend… but it’s actually affecting everyone.

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        20 hours ago

        Why wouldn’t he? It’s about 4 millionths of his net worth. It’s like me giving someone a tic tac every day.

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          20 hours ago

          Do you not know anything about him?
          He constantly tries to not pay employees and bills he owes. He got Twitter kicked out of Brazil because he refused to pay something like a $250 fee.

          Rich people don’t get rich by being good upstanding citizens.