Where do you think all this comes from? The post Three Cheers for the Rich appeared first on The American Conservative .
Takimag Three Cheers for the Rich Where do you think all this comes from? TakiMag (Photo by API/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images) Defending the rich nowadays is a tricky business. Vulture capitalists have given the rich a very bad name, especially as some don’t build businesses but break them up for profit. Back in the good old days, a boss made 20 times a workers salary; now it’s 400 times minimum. Yep, defending the rich is not for the fainthearted, especially if one has inherited moolah, as is my case. In the PC world of today, people are ashamed and frightened to even acknowledge the slightest difference where…Open
he British government announced a £100,000 (~$135,000) annual cap on political donations from British citizens living abroad and a temporary ban on cryptocurrency donations, which will apply retroactively. The move is plainly aimed at Nigel Farage's Reform Party, which has received substantial funding from Thailand-based British donor Christopher Harborne, and other contributors based in Monaco. The post The British Government is Rushing Through a RETROACTIVE Law Specifically Targeting Large Donors to Farage’s Reform Party. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The British government announced a £100,000 (~$135,000) annual cap on political donations from British citizens living abroad and a temporary ban on cryptocurrency donations, which will apply retroactively. WHO WAS INVOLVED: Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s Communities Secretary, Steve Reed, former civil servant Philip Rycroft, Reform Party donor Christopher Harborne, and Reform Party leader Nigel Farage. WHEN & WHERE: The measures will take effect from Wednesday, pending parliamentary approval. KEY QUOTE: “I am not prepared to allow any window of opportunity for malign actors to interfere in the UK’s electoral system.” – Steve Reed IMPACT: The decision affects major Reform Party donors like…Open