I agree in the sense that what a person does with money earned is their business. Where I have a problem is that much of this money is dark, so the average consumer has no idea that in purchasing the goods or services, they're helping to fund this creeping authoritarianism. For example, many engaged people are aware that Wisconsin billionaires Dick & Elizabeth Uihlein are Trumpist GOP mega-donors. How many are aware that if they purchase shipping supplies from a U-Line catalog, they're helping to fund the end of democracy.
I admit, I'm far enough center-left to have donated to Bernie in 2016 and agree with the statement that every billionaire is an example of a policy failure, although I appreciate those who have taken The Giving Pledge. I live next to the Tijuana River and think about how much more good Elon Musk could have done with his $44 billion helping Tijuana build a functional sewage system instead of throwing it away on a social media network.
I agree in the sense that what a person does with money earned is their business. Where I have a problem is that much of this money is dark, so the average consumer has no idea that in purchasing the goods or services, they're helping to fund this creeping authoritarianism. For example, many engaged people are aware that Wisconsin billionaires Dick & Elizabeth Uihlein are Trumpist GOP mega-donors. How many are aware that if they purchase shipping supplies from a U-Line catalog, they're helping to fund the end of democracy.
I admit, I'm far enough center-left to have donated to Bernie in 2016 and agree with the statement that every billionaire is an example of a policy failure, although I appreciate those who have taken The Giving Pledge. I live next to the Tijuana River and think about how much more good Elon Musk could have done with his $44 billion helping Tijuana build a functional sewage system instead of throwing it away on a social media network.