• vovchik_ilich [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    2 days ago

    In this new era, it’s dangerous to get too rich. Stories abound of the state launching investigations against this business figure or that financier.

    honk Why is it dangerous for rich people that the state will investigate them

    big-honk WHY IS IT DANGEROUS FOR RICH PEOPLE THAT THE STATE WILL INVESTIGATE THEM

    • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆OP
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      1 day ago

      also this bit

      By the early 2010s, at least two tycoons had seen their net worth approach that decabillion-dollar barrier, only to land in jail on corruption charges instead. That is not to say the charges were baseless, only that the choice of targets did appear to reflect a lingering, levelling tendency among China’s leaders.