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[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 76 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

What bugs me is that it’s not even a good deal. He gives them billions to get back millions…

[–] SnoringEarthworm@sh.itjust.works 144 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Good deal for him. He ponied up $0 of his own money.

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago

He’s doing this to stay in power and out of jail or other consequences that could happen if he lost power. Tearing down the east wing is just another weird signal of authority that he wants to show them all. And an excuse for his subjects to show deference to the king.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 85 points 3 weeks ago

He ain't giving them his billions. He is giving them our money.

[–] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago

That‘s an oligarchy for you. Look at the size, population, resources and history of Russia and then where they rank globally GDP wise. Oligarchies are unaffordable.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 12 points 3 weeks ago

It's not about getting a return on investment, it's about redistributing the tax money from the American workers' labor to the wealthy.

It's Sociopathic Oligarch Socialism.

[–] arudesalad@piefed.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago

Rules for Rulers, whether democratically elected, "democratically" elected, or dictators, is the same if your goal isn't to make your country better but is to stay in power.

Find your country's keyholders to power and appease them with money that is supposed to be spent on your country.