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calimary

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32. For me, though, it's not about just having billionaire-level bucks.

Reply to angrychair (Reply #25)

Mon Mar 24, 2025, 08:55 AM

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It’s what you DO with it if you have billionaire-level bucks. If you use those big bucks for the benefit of others, especially those in need, that counts BIGTIME with me. If you use that wealth to build hospitals, or feed and safely shelter the poor, or back candidates of compassion and a focus on the greater good, THAT is one thing.

But if you use that wealth in selfishness or to enhance your own power or bully pulpit, then it’s quite another. QUITE another thing ENTIRELY.

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