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LudwigPastorius

(15,220 posts)

8. NO

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Jun 19, 2026, 10:21 PM

3 hrs ago

None of these AI companies are anywhere close to generating a profit. They are burning through money at unheard of rates.

Putting taxpayer capital into them only ensures that the government will have to bail them out when they can't pay their bills.

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Sovereign wealth fund tax on AI companies unveiled by Sanders [View all] BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago OP

No! A 50% STATE TAKEOVER of private companies is not the answer... it's overreach QueerDuck 18 hrs ago #1

Private Enterprise is not God...it does not always work for the good of the people Stargazer99 16 hrs ago #2

Well... QueerDuck 16 hrs ago #3

When Republicans block the bill they will have publicly come down on the side of data centers and the Brorocracy Martin68 14 hrs ago #5

Technically true, but it seems unlikely that the average voter is likely to be paying attention to things like that. QueerDuck 14 hrs ago #6

Every voter whose neighborhood is directly threatened by data center construction is hyper-aware of "things like that." Martin68 3 hrs ago #7

Excellent idea! Martin68 14 hrs ago #4

NO LudwigPastorius 3 hrs ago #8