Consider the wealth behind our leading newspapers, our largest social media platforms, and the vast majority of our personal computing capabilities. Leaving that wealth and power in the hands of others risks enormous instability. National security demands that I seize control of it.
Oh, Harlan Crow’s wealth controls at least one Supreme Court Justice? That’s dangerous! I’ll need to seize Harlan Crow’s wealth, as well. That’ll make things more secure.
Julius and Augustus—I think Tiberius and Caligula too, but not sure—seized a lot of wealth from former friends and supporters as well as enemies. There was also a lot of pressure to make Rome, or the Emperor, your heir, to keep from being killed and having your property seized. But sometimes…
'Look, folks, we gave all these guys the chance to donate their big, good money to the Donald J Trump Fund To Engreaten America, and they wouldn't do it--they wouldn't do it folks! So you know me, I see something I want I'm gonna do it, so, you know, we take it.'
Not really I think. The court said Trump couldn’t be prosecuted for seizing their billions, but a court could definitely give them their billions back. With a few extra billion for damages.
I know you're not a fan of pop-culture, but one of the best fictional representations of this is Breaking Bad.and its
prequel/sequel Better Call Saul.
You should carve out the time and watch at least the latter.
(And The Greatest Beer Run Ever)
Though you rarely take my advice.
Think of being told that their enemies will be crushed and the lowly bums smashed and jeered in their name as though it were a drug, a drug which these blown up egos cannot resist.
Billionaires failing to back a Putin presidency found things precarious.
But Truth Social gives them a way to "invest" in Trump to discourage that, and the rest of the party WOULD invoke the 25th if enough billionaires were unhappy.
