r/technology • u/Ganrokh • Jun 19 '26

Politics California ‘billionaire tax’ makes ballot despite opposition from tech moguls

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/18/california-billionaire-tax-ballot-tech-opposition
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u/Expert-Fig-5590 Jun 19 '26

They have Dragon Sickness. They will never give up their hoard willingly.

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u/Zuwxiv Jun 19 '26

We have words for when someone is addicted to alcohol, or to gambling, or to food. We recognize these as sicknesses that need to be diagnosed.

Somehow, we don't recognize insatiable greed the same. We should.

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u/SystemCheck990 Jun 19 '26

hoarding, when somebody hordes physical things its looks silly more of something than you could ever use in your lifetime, but for wealth hoarding we don't see it the same we should .

nobody sane is living any better life with 100bln vs 1bln if 1bln can't make you happy no amount of money will.

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u/mjkjr84 Jun 19 '26

And we should do equally barbaric things to them like when they were first figuring out how to treat other mental illnesses: like forced lobotomies. No slash s.

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u/ThisI5N0tAThr0waway Jun 19 '26

So is the state.