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What of the fact that he is serving as a member of the transition team for the current administration? Doesn't the idea that someone closely tied to the governm
by rybosome 10y ago
What of the fact that he is serving as a member of the transition team for the current administration? Doesn't the idea that someone closely tied to the government has an escape hatch into another country disturb you?
- aaron-lebo 10y agoNot really. As I said, anyone with money has an escape hatch anyway. If the world goes to hell there's plenty of nations that will gladly invite money. The article suggests Thiel acquired the citizenship before Trump was elected - is it not possible given Thiel's political views that he was ready to leave the country given other events or another electee? It's only an "escape hatch" because people are calling it that.
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- crystalmeph 10y agoThe Techcrunch article is framing it as an "escape hatch," but offers no evidence that Thiel actually purchased it for that reason. He may have purchased the NZ citizenship for tax purposes, or so he could buy this "sensitive land." Neither of which are going to win him a Humanitarian Of The Year award, but neither do they indicate that he foresees or is trying to bring about an economic catastrophe in the United States.