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19. The only billionaire oligarchs I make exceptions for

Sun Apr 12, 2026, 11:22 AM

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and the only ones who would get my vote if they were on the ticket, is ones who have paid their taxes, ALL their taxes, for the past 20 years on ALL their wealth, not using the loopholes that shelter the uber-rich to build disgusting amounts of wealth on the backs of working people.

So if Pritzger and Steyer have been doing that for the past 20 years, I would vote for them if it ever came to that (hopefully it won't.) If they haven't, let's just hope someone else is on the ticket because, no thanks! I don't want our government run by Bezos, Musk, Larry Ellison or any other billionaire oligarch, and that includes ones who call themselves democrats while not paying their fair share of taxes.

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Progressive Tom Steyer takes the lead in the California governor race. [View all] aeromanKC Apr 11 OP

one wonders who will be the next one to have the attention of influencers nt msongs Apr 11 #1

Hopefully each and every one that has a problem like Swalwell EdmondDantes_ Sunday #25

You mean oligarch Steyer. Jacson6 Apr 11 #2

Nice to have a billionaire on the side with Progressives for a change. aeromanKC Apr 11 #3

Feel the same about Pritzker? True Dough Apr 11 #4

The only billionaire oligarchs I make exceptions for pinkstarburst Sunday #19

not sure the fascist sheriff would be better nt msongs Apr 11 #5

J D Pritzker is a billionaire and he rocks. DemocratSinceBirth Apr 11 #7

Normally I'm not crazy about billionaires leapfrogging TexasBushwhacker Sunday #22

Me too (Porter) and also like Xavier Becerra LSparkle Sunday #30

He's an anomaly. choie Sunday #32

You apparently don't know what the word "oligarch" means. FascismIsDeath Sunday #16

Do you always need to belittle the person you are responding to? Scrivener7 Sunday #39

I don't "need" to do anything. I don't even "need" to respond. FascismIsDeath Sunday #40

I guess you do. Scrivener7 Sunday #41

He's not a progressive Bobstandard Apr 11 #6

'Progressive' has a lot of definitions. RandomNumbers Sunday #14

I think Swalwell was an outspoken anti Trump representative, karynnj Sunday #17

I thought the "progressives" had a war on billionaires. Nixie Sunday #8

Some say, "He's one of the good ones." Intractable Sunday #9

Yes, he says the magic words "Medicare for all" but the Nixie Sunday #10

Can you explain / give evidence for these statements? RandomNumbers Sunday #15

How is he living and using his wealth? pinkstarburst Sunday #21

"Or has he been using the cushy tax shelters billionaires get in order to get rich on the backs of working people?" MichMan Sunday #35

If any billionaire has been profiting off the pinkstarburst Sunday #36

There was a candidate named Hillary Clinton . Do you remember how she was demonized Nixie Sunday #24

We do... OhioBack2Blue Sunday #27

The pragmatist part of the corruption insinuations has never been pragmatist. Nixie Sunday #37

I'm a cynic Mz Pip Sunday #11

Weird, this poll shows Steyer and Katie Porter tied. What are you quoting? lostnfound Sunday #12

Tom Steyer and former U.S. Rep. Katie Porter, a Democrat, each drawing 14% support. Emile Sunday #13

That poll looks largely useless as far as gauging the whole state as it is a poll of just Orange County. Wiz Imp Sunday #42

Remember that polls are not votes the_liberal_grandpa Sunday #18

Katie Porter is fantastic. We need her back in the arena. Steyer has been so sketchy over the last 20 years. OhioBack2Blue Sunday #29

Oh yeah, that's all that we need, another oligarch travelingthrulife Sunday #20

Yeah, another billionaire! beaglelover Sunday #23

I don't know anything about him but people on Reddit are calling him a fake democrat helpisontheway Sunday #26

With 3 top Dems eating into each others support, it easily can get both R's on the General ticket and lock out the Dems. aeromanKC Sunday #28

Steyer is not only a. Billionaire fujiyamasan Sunday #31

Steyer does put his money where his mouth is senseandsensibility Sunday #33

I'm pretty cynical at this point Mz Pip Sunday #34

Tom Steyer has a very interesting trajectory and while I am always cautious of billionaires in politics Nanjeanne Sunday #38

A link would be helpful here. Wiz Imp Sunday #43

Apparently, Democrats don't mind billionaires Renew Deal Sunday #44