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[โ€“] [email protected] 46 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I prefer to call them "19th century robber barons" who yearn for the days of company towns, where they would own you from cradle to grave.

[โ€“] [email protected] 26 points 9 months ago

They aren't robber barons.

They're the simpering toady to the robber baron.

The robber baron loves the government, he buys as many politicians as he can.