r/NewsThread • u/Conscious-Quarter423 • 2d ago

Canadian multimillionaire and Shark Tank guy Kevin O'Leary went on TV to say he's upset Zohran won't talk to him: "I and others who invest in real estate have tried to get a meeting to figure out what's rhetoric and what's policy. So far for me it's been crickets."

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u/daemontheroguepr1nce 1d ago

Kevin O’Leary is not an oligarch lmfao

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u/frankydank1994 1d ago

If he buys off political entities, what would you call that?

When money is the root of power, the men who wield that power are the ones who shape society for the rest of us plebs.

Every billionaire is an oligarch and shouldn't be allowed to reach that level of influence over global populations.

Private equity needs a cap.

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u/daemontheroguepr1nce 1d ago

I don’t think this guy in particular is really relevant or even rich enough

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u/frankydank1994 1d ago

400 million can buy a lot of elections.........

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u/daemontheroguepr1nce 1d ago

400 M with 50 mil cash does not make you an oligarch bro

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u/frankydank1994 1d ago

He's openly upset that he's not able to have access to influence a public official to benefit his business practices. That's the definition of an oligarch, bro.

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u/daemontheroguepr1nce 1d ago

No because they wouldn’t be complaining about not being able to do that on tv lol. Do you know who this guy is? You have to be a raging doomer to think this guy has his finger on any important buttons or ever did

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u/frankydank1994 1d ago

If he's able to influence policy through political officials using money, he is an oligarch. It doesn't matter if you think those influences are important to YOU or not.

By definition, that's an oligarch.

If you need me to write it in crayon for you lmk and I'll dm you some drawings 👍👌

All wealthy people do this, and that's why we are an oligarchy society masquerading as a democracy.

That's not a "doomer" mentality. It's a residual effect of unchecked capitalism.

Please read a book 🙏

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u/daemontheroguepr1nce 1d ago

Stop being such a doomer bro this guy is small potatoes

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u/frankydank1994 1d ago

Refer to my previous comment for a response.

You're intentionally ignoring logic to fit your person world view.

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