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Martin68

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10. OK, perhaps you failed to realize that I was responding to your statement in the post above that " the average voter is

Reply to QueerDuck (Reply #9)

Sat Jun 20, 2026, 10:57 AM

9 hrs ago

not likely to be paying attention to things like that," as well as the point I made that even if the bill doesn't become law it will raise awareness of the issue." Your argument is now going in a circle and you are repeating yourself.

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Sovereign wealth fund tax on AI companies unveiled by Sanders [View all] BumRushDaShow Yesterday OP

No! A 50% STATE TAKEOVER of private companies is not the answer... it's overreach QueerDuck Yesterday #1

Private Enterprise is not God...it does not always work for the good of the people Stargazer99 Yesterday #2

Well... QueerDuck Yesterday #3

When Republicans block the bill they will have publicly come down on the side of data centers and the Brorocracy Martin68 Yesterday #5

Technically true, but it seems unlikely that the average voter is likely to be paying attention to things like that. QueerDuck Yesterday #6

Every voter whose neighborhood is directly threatened by data center construction is hyper-aware of "things like that." Martin68 22 hrs ago #7

It's a political stunt that will fail. It will never become law. This is another binary "all or nothing" approach... QueerDuck 15 hrs ago #9

OK, perhaps you failed to realize that I was responding to your statement in the post above that " the average voter is Martin68 9 hrs ago #10

No. QueerDuck 9 hrs ago #11

Excellent idea! Martin68 Yesterday #4

NO LudwigPastorius 22 hrs ago #8

I can see a defense in the government investing in say a company like Intel fujiyamasan 3 hrs ago #12