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The cynic in me says that this is AT&T paying $200 million to garner goodwill for their takeover of Time Warner. The announcement is a boon for the President a
by yequalsx 9y ago
The cynic in me says that this is AT&T paying $200 million to garner goodwill for their takeover of Time Warner. The announcement is a boon for the President and I do not doubt that pressure will be applied to the Department of Justice to go easy on its takeover bid. It's a small price to pay to ensure a smoother process.
- RcouF1uZ4gsC 9y agoIn terms of garnering goodwill with the President, I think the real sticking point is CNN.
- anilr 9y agoA $1000 bonus is a wonderful x-mas gift. Why would a company attribute the gift to the government instead of simply saying "We're AT&T. We're awesome. Here's $1000" unless there was motivation to do so? Unless you can answer that question you should be cynical.
- mratzloff 9y agoYou nailed it.
- saboot 9y agoTrump just praised the AT&T announcement in front of the white house, looks to be working already!
- walshemj 9y agoGiving a grand to Linemen (Engineers) isn't going to help that.
- yequalsx 9y agoYes, giving $1000 to a low level employee isn't going to help. Giving $200 million to low level employees and saying, "It's because of this great tax bill that the President championed", is going to help. It soothes his ego and induces him to reward the soother. That's how I think Trump's psychology works.
- walshemj 9y agoCWA members aint that dumb
- yequalsx 9y agoI'm not talking about the CWA's reaction to this. I'm talking about Trump's reaction and what he might pressure the Attorney General to do. I think both of those men are highly corrupt and without scruples. To me it is clear that this bonus, the timing of the announcement, are clearly meant to give Trump an ego boost so that he does a quid pro quo with AT&T. I could be wrong.