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  • @chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world
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    62 months ago

    Peter Thiel may have been successful in business but he’s no economist. For a government official like the governor, there’s way more wealth to be gained by encouraging competition than suppressing it.

    • @UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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      32 months ago

      there’s way more wealth to be gained by encouraging competition

      But governors aren’t in it for simple numerical wealth. They’re in it for power.

        • @UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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          12 months ago

          Congressman Dick Cheney had significantly more clout than anyone in the California delegation.

          There’s a reason Harris doesn’t the last weeks of her campaign with Liz Cheney rather than Christine Pelosi.