Mamdani, the presumptive Democratic nominee to be the next mayor of New York and a self-identified democratic socialist, said Sunday billionaires contribute to inequality.
  • @[email protected]
    3•28 days ago

    Musk just spent 250 million to buy an entire presidential election. Is there any history of someone spending a whole billion on one?

    • layzerjeyt
      2•28 days ago

      But he paid $40B for twitter. $250M is the kind of bargain you only get after prior investment.

      (And I guess I found something an individual can buy for >$1B, which is even more reason to prohibit anyone from having this much money.)