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How he acquired citizen-ship is not as controversial as people are trying to make it out to be: a lot of his investments have been deemed charitable or for the
by AdeptusAquinas 10y ago
How he acquired citizen-ship is not as controversial as people are trying to make it out to be: a lot of his investments have been deemed charitable or for the public good, so special citizen-ship rules apply.
What's more interesting is that NZ is a progressive welfare-state, i.e. significantly more left than even Obama (closer to Sanders)...not exactly a haven for a trump associate
- yks 10y agoThat's a tactic of the Russian oligarchs, they make money on Russian resources through personal connections utilizing lawlessness and inequality and they don't care about the country and its people's welfare at all since their children and backup properties are in high-tax, law-abiding Europe. I see parallels here. Personal connections with the autocratic powers in an increasingly unequal society are very profitable. But you always need a backup plan in a safer place.