explodicle comments on Ontario billionaire under fire for arguing poor people shouldn't be able to vote

Ontario billionaire under fire for arguing poor people shouldn't be able to vote (www.blogto.com)

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It's Shopify's Tobi Lutke.

A reminder that he's behind Build Canada and Build Toronto, and that Build Toronto's Eric Lombardi is running for the Ontario Librral Party leadership as we speak.

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[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago (2 children)

The multimillionaires would end inflation very quickly.

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[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

Inflation would steadily decrease their real wealth cap. Wealth includes investments.

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[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 point 3 months ago*

Right, but I'm talking about the hypothetical in which their wealth is capped at a fixed number of dollars. They'd reach the cap and then raise the ladder up after them.