Nemeski@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoTrump Backs Elon Musk as Possible TikTok Buyer, Suggests Government Stakewww.macrumors.comexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTrump Backs Elon Musk as Possible TikTok Buyer, Suggests Government Stakewww.macrumors.comNemeski@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square62fedilink
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoSo… Members of the government are seizing private companies for themselves? Isn’t that why we can’t have universal healthcare or free education? Because the slippery slope would lead to the government seizing private property? Why are we skipping the good parts?
minus-squaretreadful@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoOh, but it’s fine when the government is made up of corporatists.
minus-squareAlexstarfire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoCivil forfeiture has existed for decades. Taking property for themselves hasn’t been the problem.
minus-squaresunzu2@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoShares are special type of property in this country Government can seize your house for public good… But never owners shares in his grift!
minus-squareIllNess@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoThis is to help Elon Musk control TikTok without actually having to buy all of it. The government share are going to be non-voting shares.
minus-squaresunzu2@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoWhy shouldn’t the taxpayer subsidize another company of this grifter?
minus-squarebanghida@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoBecause that’s what’s been going on for a while now?
minus-squaresunzu2@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoExactly right, fuck the plebs. No health care, no maternity leave… We got no money for that. But we got money to make President Musl rich!
minus-squareIllNess@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoBecause he is the puppet master.
So…
Members of the government are seizing private companies for themselves?
Isn’t that why we can’t have universal healthcare or free education?
Because the slippery slope would lead to the government seizing private property?
Why are we skipping the good parts?
Oh, but it’s fine when the government is made up of corporatists.
Civil forfeiture has existed for decades. Taking property for themselves hasn’t been the problem.
Shares are special type of property in this country
Government can seize your house for public good… But never owners shares in his grift!
This is to help Elon Musk control TikTok without actually having to buy all of it.
The government share are going to be non-voting shares.
Why shouldn’t the taxpayer subsidize another company of this grifter?
Because that’s what’s been going on for a while now?
Exactly right, fuck the plebs.
No health care, no maternity leave… We got no money for that.
But we got money to make President Musl rich!
Because he is the puppet master.