• givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      I’d say even Newsome’s 30 million is too much to be holding office.

      That level is far from a billionaire, but someone with that level of wealth is going to be incapable of identifying with the average American they’re supposed to represent.

      Part of that is we should be electing younger politicians. A 70 year amassing 30 mill over a lifetime is cool. A 40 year old with 30 million in the bank is planning on investing that money another 40 years and that’s going to influence their votes even if they don’t realize it.

    • Mk23simp@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      For what it’s worth, JB Pritzker seems relatively decent from everything I’ve seen about him (and I have lived in IL while he was governor).

      I definitely would not consider him a perfect candidate, but I would probably vote for him again over most Democrats if I still lived there.

      Also, if I lived in CA, there is no chance in hell I would vote Newsom after he threw trans people under the bus. IDK if I would vote for this guy, that depends on the other options available.

    • nymnympseudonym@piefed.social
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      omfg every single household in New Hampshire knows Tom Steyer as the asshat who send us more physical mail than all other candidates combined

      It got to the point where the watercooler discussion was how many trees Tom Steyer is willing to sacrifice to become President

  • Afaithfulnihilist@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    All billionaires are activists, and activism is not inherently good. Their money is actively changing the world around them and their consumption creates the markets we have to live with.

    No billionaires should have the kind of power and influence they do.