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Fortunately the Illinois governor can be counted on to take a stand against billionaires.
by cozzyd 1y ago
Fortunately the Illinois governor can be counted on to take a stand against billionaires.
- edwardbernays 1y agotrue, we wish this brave and powerful man the best of luck as he takes on his matched opponents: the people in his socioeconomic bracket. amen.
- actionfromafar 1y agoYou jest, but the harsh truth is that almost no change in society is possible unless at least some of the societal elites are on the bandwagon.
- keybored 1y ago... or that's what they want you to believe
- edwardbernays 1y agoIt's both sardonic and genuine. If he's genuine, then I genuinely wish him the best luck. However, it is very hard for me to believe that any billionaire would ever do something generally disfavorable to the current billionaire class. It's even harder for me to believe that, if one of them was to do so, that it would not be for their own further gain, just to the detriment of their peer cohort. I'm a bit jaded from having been lied to too many times. Again, however, if he is genuine: I genuinely wish him the best luck taking on his matched opponents.
- actionfromafar 1y agoAgreed.
- autoexec 1y agoI have to admit that for as corrupt as Illinois is, Pritzker has managed to support a few things which his billionaire buddies weren't too fond of. It's not all good, but it's better than I expected. He's called for higher taxes on the rich, stronger labor protections, higher minimum wages and better support for the poors.
- cozzyd 1y agoYeah I actually like JB, even though I'm somewhat uncomfortable with him being a billionaire.