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Yes I would prefer the government take it from him in the form of taxes, allowing a democratic process to determine how the money is spent.

by CPLX 5y ago

cloutchaser 5y ago
Ah, because governments spend money according to democratic process... Yes.
- CPLX 5y ago
  Yes. Governments where the leaders are selected by voting are taking action via a democratic process.
- ss108 5y ago
  ?? Yes, in the US, for example, POTUS submits budget for Fed Gov executive branch, Congress approves. Congress generally has power of the purse.
- DonHopkins 5y ago
- anders_p 5y ago
  That's literally how it works... You can vote for someone different, if you are unhappy with how the politicians in charge spend money. You have no say whatsoever, in how billionaires and oligarchs choose to spend theirs. Not sure how you could even come to any other conclusion?
Eddy_Viscosity2 5y ago
Or to have prevented him doing all those anti-competitive practices that led to all that money. Remember when you couldn't buy a PC without also buying windows, even if you wanted to use a different OS. F Bill Gates.
- scld 5y ago
  Like an iPhone?
  - deleted 5y ago
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  - anders_p 5y ago
    > Like an iPhone? No, not at all like an iPhone. If there was a line of PC's with Windows installed, like the iPhones, it wouldn't have been a problem. Not long ago, it was literally impossible to buy a PC in regular stores, without it having Windows pre-installed.
    - aYsY4dDQ2NrcNzA 5y ago
      Not to mention the fact that computer manufacturers who offered Linux instead still had to pay Microsoft a Windows royalty for each machine. https://www.justice.gov/atr/competitive-impact-statement-us-v-microsoft-corporation https://www.justice.gov/atr/competitive-impact-statement-us-...
eaplmx 5y ago
Broken democracy, but government by the people at the end https://web.archive.org/web/20220302212243/https://medium.com/civic-tech-thoughts-from-joshdata/so-you-want-to-reform-democracy-7f3b1ef10597 https://web.archive.org/web/20220302212243/https://medium.co...

Yes I would prefer the government take it from him in the form of taxes, allowing a democratic process to determine how the money is spent.

by CPLX 5y ago

Yes I would prefer the government take it from him in the form of taxes, allowing a democratic process to determine how the money is spent.

cloutchaser 5y ago

Ah, because governments spend money according to democratic process... Yes.

CPLX 5y ago
Yes. Governments where the leaders are selected by voting are taking action via a democratic process.
ss108 5y ago
?? Yes, in the US, for example, POTUS submits budget for Fed Gov executive branch, Congress approves. Congress generally has power of the purse.
DonHopkins 5y ago
anders_p 5y ago
That's literally how it works... You can vote for someone different, if you are unhappy with how the politicians in charge spend money. You have no say whatsoever, in how billionaires and oligarchs choose to spend theirs. Not sure how you could even come to any other conclusion?

Eddy_Viscosity2 5y ago

Or to have prevented him doing all those anti-competitive practices that led to all that money. Remember when you couldn't buy a PC without also buying windows, even if you wanted to use a different OS. F Bill Gates.

scld 5y ago
Like an iPhone?
- deleted 5y ago
  [deleted]
- anders_p 5y ago
  > Like an iPhone? No, not at all like an iPhone. If there was a line of PC's with Windows installed, like the iPhones, it wouldn't have been a problem. Not long ago, it was literally impossible to buy a PC in regular stores, without it having Windows pre-installed.
  - aYsY4dDQ2NrcNzA 5y ago
    Not to mention the fact that computer manufacturers who offered Linux instead still had to pay Microsoft a Windows royalty for each machine. https://www.justice.gov/atr/competitive-impact-statement-us-v-microsoft-corporation https://www.justice.gov/atr/competitive-impact-statement-us-...

eaplmx 5y ago

Broken democracy, but government by the people at the end https://web.archive.org/web/20220302212243/https://medium.com/civic-tech-thoughts-from-joshdata/so-you-want-to-reform-democracy-7f3b1ef10597 https://web.archive.org/web/20220302212243/https://medium.co...