• Pegajace@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    If that sounds like a crazy amount, just remember that it’s only 0.05% of his net worth. Proportionally it’s the equivalent of me making a fifty-dollar donation.

    • Duchess@piefed.linenoise.vip
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      5 days ago

      And he’s gotten tens of billions in contracts from the government, left and right. He’s going to rake it in, investment spending when you have that much ill-gotten wealth.

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      5 days ago

      This is what always makes me scratch my head. If winning was that important to him, why not dump a cool 10 billion into winning?

      • BradleyUffner@lemmy.world
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        5 days ago

        Because it’s all a game to him. Like golf. The lowest amount he can spend “wins”. It won’t really materialy affect him either way; it’s just a fun little power trip.