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[–] Donnywholovedbowling@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can't wait for some billionaire to do both...

[–] Saganastic@kbin.social -2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

In response to climate change:

https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/12/business/bill-gates-infrastructure-bill-climate/index.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/20/business/jeff-bezos-earth-fund.html

For rent control and public school funding, that seems like more of a policy issue than a problem for individuals.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago

If only billionaires had influence in governments and could affect policy by putting their money where their mouth is.

Oh wait...

[–] Waldhuette@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

He's spending one billion. How many billions in his lifetime did he not have to pay in taxes and wasted on other frivolous things?

[–] alex_02@fedia.io 7 points 1 year ago

The people that can make better policies are the rich blokes.