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chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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.

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UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ 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.

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- chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  The governor of California is way more powerful than the governor of Wyoming.
  
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  - UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    Congressman Dick Cheney had significantly more clout than anyone in the California delegation.
    
    There’s a reason Harris doesn’t the last weeks of her campaign with Liz Cheney rather than Christine Pelosi.
    
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