Mamdani, the presumptive Democratic nominee to be the next mayor of New York and a self-identified democratic socialist, said Sunday billionaires contribute to inequality.
    • WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      17 hours ago

      Musk just spent 250 million to buy an entire presidential election. Is there any history of someone spending a whole billion on one?

      • layzerjeyt@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        2·
        17 hours ago

        But he paid $40B for twitter. $250M is the kind of bargain you only get after prior investment.

        (And I guess I found something an individual can buy for >$1B, which is even more reason to prohibit anyone from having this much money.)