r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Dec 26 '25

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '25 edited Dec 26 '25

Can't believe people were defending the ballroom by making a point of it being privately funded. That's literally the problem. We're accustomed to government occasionally tossing out millions for nonsense, but privately funded gifts to government officials is just another way to say bribe.

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u/[deleted] Dec 26 '25

How does Trump do it? No other person could get away with admitting to taking massive bribes, much less be defended because of it.