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bluestarone

(18,707 posts)
Thu Feb 6, 2025, 01:13 PM Thursday

I really feel we are gonna need help from all Billionaires that want our Democracy to hold

MONEY is talking a lot under these two IDIOTS. Fight fire with fire, so fight money with money. That would be a good start to restrain our enemies. If anything i know about thr rich, it's they don't like spending their own money. Maybe when musk has to spend a bunch, he might take a second look? Who knows? To add here, i would like to see our Billionaire FRIENDS show more interest in our Democracy. We need MORE voices from ALL of them!!

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I really feel we are gonna need help from all Billionaires that want our Democracy to hold (Original Post) bluestarone Thursday OP
I've been wondering where they are and if they are Phoenix61 Thursday #1
Well, i've heard NOTHING bluestarone Thursday #2
We Are On Our Own. Voltaire2 Thursday #3
I won't disagree BUT bluestarone Thursday #5
Where the hell is Bloomberg? JPPaverage Thursday #4
No thanks. No to billionaires. ck4829 Thursday #6
In a true democracy, there can be no billionaires. OldBaldy1701E Friday #7
This OP requires more research, or we're left with no "who, where, how." The way forward should point to ancianita Saturday #8
TY for this. Yea they gave money,BUT where is their VOICE? bluestarone Saturday #9
You answered your own question re their VOICE. ancianita Saturday #10

bluestarone

(18,707 posts)
5. I won't disagree BUT
Thu Feb 6, 2025, 02:30 PM
Thursday

I'm just saying it would make a hell of a difference IF we got some help from them. Hell their voice could make a difference. If we could force musk to spend more money that's the key to winning.

JPPaverage

(584 posts)
4. Where the hell is Bloomberg?
Thu Feb 6, 2025, 02:25 PM
Thursday

If I recall he said something about helping get Drmocrats elected in 2020. We could use his money and expertise now.

OldBaldy1701E

(7,100 posts)
7. In a true democracy, there can be no billionaires.
Fri Feb 7, 2025, 07:10 AM
Friday

You might as well ask a shark to ignore blood in the water. The did not get that rich being magnanimous.

ancianita

(39,546 posts)
8. This OP requires more research, or we're left with no "who, where, how." The way forward should point to
Sat Feb 8, 2025, 09:12 AM
Saturday

specifics of "who" as much as "what." Just a suggestion.

You'd be surprised what wikipedia and Google can help you find... only four out of 25 billionaires (20% of a short list) but every name matters, right? This is a start, but other lists are findable.
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=Democratic+Donors&title=Special%3ASearch&ns0=1
https://www.opensecrets.org/outside-spending/top_donors

8 Bloomberg, Michael R.
City of New York, NY
New York $46,076,784 $1,000,000 $42,576,784 2.3% 97.7%

13 Hoffman, Reid Garrett
LinkedIn Corp
San Francisco $30,135,600 $400,000 $23,495,600 1.7% 98.3%

14 Simons, James H. & Marilyn
Renaissance Technologies/Simons Fdtn
New York $29,400,000 $0 $29,400,000 0.0% 100.0%

17 Eychaner, Fred
Newsweb Corp
Chicago $28,445,000 $0 $28,445,000 0.0% 100.0%

22 Mandel, Stephen Frank Jr. & Susan Z.
Lone Pine Capital
Greenwich $22,635,000 $50,000 $19,085,000 0.3% 99.7%

bluestarone

(18,707 posts)
9. TY for this. Yea they gave money,BUT where is their VOICE?
Sat Feb 8, 2025, 10:38 AM
Saturday

Four lousy billionaires that care a little about our democracy. Where are the rest? Hell all i want for now is their VOICE. SHAME on the billionaires that just sit back and let democracy die. musk (i know)hates spending his money. That's why i feel we need to force him to spend MORE of his money.

ancianita

(39,546 posts)
10. You answered your own question re their VOICE.
Sat Feb 8, 2025, 10:50 AM
Saturday
I really feel we are gonna need help from all Billionaires that want our Democracy to hold

MONEY is talking a lot under these two IDIOTS. Fight fire with fire, so fight money with money. That would be a good start to restrain our enemies.


Your answer: Money is speech.

That's the Citizens United Reality of the next elections.

Now, back your original words...

you can still make the constructive effort to get names of those 82 billionaires who backed Harris/Walz. Just ideas here aren't enough, blue. We need factual content to go with them. Happy hunting and posting.


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