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by bakuninsbart 1220 days ago
That money was granted to them as a reward for contributing to society. Society has a say in how it can be spent.
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They were either granted it or they weren't.
Getting money from society doesn't come with a grant of immunity to it's rules. Are you saying that it should?

If you use your money to start a business involving a giant tire fire in your back yard then society will, rightfully so, have something to say about it.