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Senate Bill 17 prohibits many people and businesses from China, Iran, Russia and North Korea from buying most types of real estate

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[–] PhilipTheBucket@piefed.social 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

China, Iran, Russia and North Korea

One of these things is not like the others.

[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You're gonna have to spell this one out for me- they're all overblown bugbears for the right wing.

[–] PhilipTheBucket@piefed.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, I guess looking for factual underpinning to it was just an error on my part. My point was that Russia and North Korea actually have done something wrong, and Iran is at least our geopolitical enemy, but China is still more a business partner for us than anything else. Sure they like to park independent wealth in US properties sometimes, and sometimes they spy on us, but WTF everyone does that kind of thing, they're just notable because they do more of it because they are bigger.

But yeah, trying to break down the thing from a "how much sense does the list make" standpoint was missing the point I think. It's just more prancing around for the crowd before the main event begins and they can have ICE snatch up all their opponents. Not long now.