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  • @chonglibloodsport
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    44 hours ago

    Just gotta cut him in on a share of the profits. He’ll be your best friend in that case!

    • @UnderpantsWeevil
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      33 hours ago

      Peter Thiel’s “Zero to One” teaches that the best business is an iron-fisted monopoly.

      Far from cutting you in, the governor is more likely to break your kneecaps and burn down your nascent storefront.

      • @chonglibloodsport
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        33 hours ago

        Peter Thiel may have been successful in business but he’s no economist. For a government official like the governor, there’s way more wealth to be gained by encouraging competition than suppressing it.

        • @UnderpantsWeevil
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          12 hours ago

          there’s way more wealth to be gained by encouraging competition

          But governors aren’t in it for simple numerical wealth. They’re in it for power.

          • @chonglibloodsport
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            12 hours ago

            The governor of California is way more powerful than the governor of Wyoming.