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Massie Claimed a few days ago that a billionaire who's name is in Epstiens black book was targeting him...

https://www.rawstory.com/thomas-massie-2673949950/

Today he is stating out loud that his name is John Paulson, mega GOP doner.

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[–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 36 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wow this guy sucks, I thought I knew his name.

Not only is he a GOP mega donor, and an alleged child molester, but here is an excerpt from Benzinga,

The subprime mortgage crisis triggered a severe economic recession in 2008, but billionaire hedge fund manager John Paulson made billions in this period. His bet against the U.S. housing market made him $20 billion richer.

https://www.benzinga.com/news/24/05/39050306/billionaire-john-paulson-who-made-20b-betting-against-housing-market-advises-on-what-to-do-with-your

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yet another data point for my belief that the only real way to be incredibly wealthy is to be an unredeemable gigantic pile of shit scumbag...

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The Powerball is upto 1.7 billion, so someone could be incredibly lucky and wealthy off a $2 ticket purchase. But otherwise, yea it's hard to earn extreme wealth without climbing on the backs of others.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 day ago

The lottery exists solely to capture time travelers

[–] telllos@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

It's hard. I think it's not possible.