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What Does Peter Thiel Want?

Even oligarchs like him don't spend $13 million without an expected return on that investment.

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D.J. Byrnes
Apr 20, 2022
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Loser-ass Peter Thiel
Venture capitalist Peter Thiel

America refuses to enact serious public financing of campaigns, which means its citizens are forced to pay political candidates for the prospective of good governance.

The individual limit to donate to a Senate candidate’s committee is $2,900. That’s a number that already favors the kind of individual who has $2,900 to throw…

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