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by thrance 6 days ago
Except billionaires are never on the side of the people. They functionally already own the US government, which is how they've been able to amass so much wealth while the rest of the world gets poorer and hotter.

They buy media to push their propaganda, buy politicians... They are not acting as "checks and balances" to power. They are power.