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TexasTowelie

(115,926 posts) Wed Sep 4, 2024, 09:55 AM Sep 4

Why Tech Billionaires Are Snatching Farmers' Land in Rural California - More Perfect Union

Tech billionaires are waging a hostile takeover of rural Northern California. They want to build their own private city in Solano County, and they’re crushing farmers with lawsuits to do it. Local activists delayed them last month, but the fight has just begun.

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Why Tech Billionaires Are Snatching Farmers' Land in Rural California - More Perfect Union (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 4 OP

These fuckers fleece us and then use the money to kill us. onecaliberal Sep 4 #1

We need something akin to federal zoning laws. LT Barclay Sep 4 #2

These tech billionaires are immoral, and they need a wealth tax to bring them down to earth kysrsoze Sep 4 #3

onecaliberal

(35,347 posts)

1. These fuckers fleece us and then use the money to kill us.

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Wed Sep 4, 2024, 10:09 AM

Sep 4

LT Barclay

(2,696 posts)

2. We need something akin to federal zoning laws.

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Wed Sep 4, 2024, 12:43 PM

Sep 4

Not just to protect food supply but habitat. Then we can start working on mass transit in planned cities.
First the billionaires have to go

kysrsoze

(6,108 posts)

3. These tech billionaires are immoral, and they need a wealth tax to bring them down to earth

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Wed Sep 4, 2024, 02:16 PM

Sep 4

The sheer gall they display in suing landowners and trying to force their way in, while lying to everyone about their intentions, is disturbing.

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