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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", sykesix asked the members: "What do you do if you arrive early at movie besides go to the snack bar?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Subject: Paying 1 bribe is more efficient...
Date: 11/24/25 5:01 PM
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...than paying 50 bribes.

AI super PAC launches $10 million campaign pushing ‘uniform’ national policy

An AI industry super PAC is launching a $10 million campaign to push Congress to craft a national AI policy.

President Donald Trump’s White House and federal lawmakers are working on bill language to prevent states from enacting certain AI laws.


cnbc.com - AI pac trump congress midterms

Remember when airline passengers being stuck on a plane, on the ground, for hours and hours, started to become an issue? Some states started enacting "passenger's bill of rights" laws, limiting how long an airline could burden it's passengers. Bush #43 stepped in, decreed that, the moment a passenger set foot on the plane, he was under federal regulation, beyond the reach of state laws, even if the plane was still on the ground, and he had no intention of "burdening" the airlines with making them treat passengers as human beings, instead of mere sources of revenue.

So of course, here comes the same strategy wrt AI. Pay one bribe, to his nibs, and get what you want, nationwide, rather than bribing all the people who control the 50 state legislatures.

Steve
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