Its not about just their current taxes. Its about systemic change that democratic socialists gaining a foothold might create. The very wealthy would be made to pay for social programs and this would cause them to lose some of the obscene wealth they’ve hoarded.
At this point, spending some money to prevent this from happening is just financial risk management. It’s their fiduciary duty.
As a note: I hope Mamdani wins.
Increasing inflation will surely solve our problems!
The dire consequence of decreased profits.
I mean, if he really wants it, let him buy it. He’d just better pay so much that everyone else’s water becomes free.
I’d really just calculated it the way decryptor did but the article also said only 7 of the barrels actually tested positive.
I figured most things have a density not all that far from water. This isn’t lead or tungsten or helium we’re talking about. Also the their .001% value is probably also just ballpark.
https://www.rsn.org/001/the-origin-of-student-debt-reagan-adviser-warned-free-college-would-create-a-dangerous-educated-proletariat.html?print=1