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   Dude to Noah Sombrero   
   =?UTF-8?Q?Re=3A_Tech_barons_are_warning_   
   01 Feb 26 15:51:23   
   
   From: punditster@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/1/2026 1:26 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   > On Sun, 1 Feb 2026 12:21:13 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >   
   >> On 2/1/2026 9:39 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>> On Sun, 1 Feb 2026 09:35:34 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>>> On 1/31/2026 3:12 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>>> On Sat, 31 Jan 2026 13:44:44 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>>> On 1/31/2026 10:30 AM, dart200 wrote:   
   >>>>>>> because billionaires don't have morals, and are slave to chasing what   
   >>>>>>> they perceive as profit regardless of the effect of others   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> there's a reason rich people can't make it into heaven   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> cause we can't even build heaven when rich people exist   
   >>>>>>>   
   >>>>>> Because it's obvious that you are biased by even using the term "rich".   
   >>>>>> There's a good reason people don't want to be equally poor.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> And good reason why that is not necessary.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>> I'm not sure you've thought this through.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Wealthy people donate the most to charity and pay most of the US income   
   >>>> tax. Poor people pay no income tax and get charity.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> So, what's wrong with this picture?   
   >>>   
   >>> Your assumptions behind it.   
   >>>   
   >> It looks like you may have emigrated to the wrong place. Canada is   
   >> fundamentally a capitalist country and with a mixed market economy along   
   >>   with free-market principles.   
   >   
   > The appear to be blessed with a complete lack of himbo's way of   
   > looking at things.  Good enough for me.   
    >   
   Now you have to admit, that's funny! You're a computer programmer who   
   got rich enough to retire. Good work!   
      
   Apparently, Thomas J. Watson Jr., the second president of IBM, was the   
   greatest capitalist who ever lived. With your work in programming, you   
   can thank him being a foundational pioneer in the computing industry and   
   for its long-standing reputation as a leader in enterprise technology,   
   research, and innovation.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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