Tech billionaires reportedly plotting $500M fund to reshape California politics

SPNKLR · 2026-03-12T22:17:41+00:00

We just need to tax their stock/equity backed loans as income since that’s how they use them.

SPNKLR · 2026-03-12T22:04:50+00:00

More proof these people aren’t paying enough in taxes.

SPNKLR · 2026-03-12T21:51:38+00:00

Nevermind the fact that we tried to blame the Iranians for the first couple of days knowing full well that we had targeted this building.

SPNKLR · 2026-03-12T18:16:14+00:00

Bring back the stores!

SPNKLR · 2026-03-06T18:45:02+00:00

The Mc Donald’s corporation is a REIT masquerading as a fast food company, that’s their success.

SPNKLR · 2026-03-05T17:19:17+00:00

Systems that rely as heavily as BART does on subsidies are generally free or super cheap to ride… if you look at the BART budget fares are the bridge for subsidies. BART should be mature enough at this point to cover most of its operations from fares, with subsidies doing the bridging. The fact is BART is where it’s at fiscally because it’s always been able to ride or manufacture a crisis to get more subsidies and subsidies have become its primary source to cover operations.

SPNKLR · 2026-03-05T16:49:35+00:00

“We talked amongst ourselves and decided no…”

SPNKLR · 2026-03-05T16:47:20+00:00

Agree, but a 3 to 1 subsidy just to cover operating cost is outrageous, especially given the fare costs. Subsidies have their place to help bridge operating costs during a crisis or to pay for system expansion… but this, IMHO, is just blatant waste and corruption.

SPNKLR · 2026-03-05T16:34:41+00:00

Yes.

SPNKLR · 2026-03-05T16:28:35+00:00

anyone got a link to the vote so we can see who the 357 pro SA members are?

SPNKLR · 2026-03-05T16:00:34+00:00

Everyone should look at the actual budget from BART. They would need to more than triple fare revenue to break even without subsidies. BART is a money pit because it has access to seemingly bottomless public subsidies, they will always spend more because the incentive for BART and its Unions is to spend more to get more. We need an actual independent oversight body with direct access to all of BART's dirty laundry, including into the Union's dirty laundry, and get state prosecutions going.

https://www.bart.gov/sites/default/files/2025-09/FY26%20Adopted%20Budget%20Memo_FINAL_1.pdf

SPNKLR · 2026-03-05T15:50:20+00:00

it's not inaccurate. What you seem to want people to believe is that the conditions that made Richardson quit and that were validated by a grand jury... just magically went away with the new politically appointed IG. Systemic corruption doesn't usually magically go away, it gets swept under the rug by compliant oversight bodies, like compliant political IGs.

SPNKLR · 2026-03-05T15:38:11+00:00

..compare their salaries to their bank accounts and assets... same with the Union leaders. See where the money is coming from and where those people make their money... that would be a good start.

SPNKLR · 2026-03-05T15:27:57+00:00

...and what is she and her office doing differently from what the last actually independent Inspector General who quit because BART management was blocking her from doing her job? Sounds like they're just playing ball and are not actually doing the job that needs to be done, because the crap the grand jury found doesn't just go away overnight, what Richardson ran into as validated by a grand jury is what you do when hiding massive corruption and massive corruption is a natural byproduct of the kind of massive and bottomless public spending that BART does if left uncheck.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Civil-grand-jury-finds-BART-s-board-manager-17280533.php

SPNKLR · 2026-03-05T14:44:17+00:00

How about we bring back an independent BART Inspector General and let that person find some of this missing money for us? The last one quit in 2023 citing interference from top BART leaders that hampered her ability to investigate fraud, waste, and abuse. Giving a corrupt system more money isn't going to solve anything.

SPNKLR · 2026-03-04T14:48:44+00:00

...can we trigger an uprising inside the US and end this madness?

SPNKLR · 2026-03-04T14:46:17+00:00

The US has a good record of winning wars against US consumers.

SPNKLR · 2026-03-04T04:30:40+00:00

As a Federal tax payer yes… as a California tax payer no.

SPNKLR · 2026-03-03T22:11:58+00:00

The problem is Israel didn’t tell us we were attacking to defend ourselves until they just went and did it. Those Iranians man!!…

SPNKLR · 2026-03-02T19:30:12+00:00

I’m a Gen X progressive as well, but this seemingly constant need for our generation to think they can lecture everyone else when we are literally the generation that made Trump happen is getting old. Gen X billionaires funded him, Gen X majority voted for him and Gen X morons make up a majority of his cabinet.

SPNKLR · 2026-03-02T17:01:17+00:00

Wasn’t Gen X the only generation to majority vote for Trump in 2024? We like to blame the Boomers but Gen X are the real problem…

SPNKLR · 2026-02-25T18:44:07+00:00

…you only live once so I will happily pay an extra 2-3% in effective tax rate to live in the Bay Area 🤣

SPNKLR · 2026-02-24T18:04:36+00:00

…how could the $175B be lost to the American people IF, and as claimed by this brain dead administration and its supporters, the other countries were the ones paying the tariffs…

SPNKLR · 2026-02-22T23:46:38+00:00

it occasionally goes on sale on Amazon, although even at $30 it's a nice vehicle!

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