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it really is striking how pathetic almost all elites in the US have turned out to be, and in particular, almost all business leaders. why is there ~zero promin
by bananapub 1y ago
it really is striking how pathetic almost all elites in the US have turned out to be, and in particular, almost all business leaders.
why is there ~zero prominent CEOs/managers on tv explaining how turning US trade policy in to a personalised autocracy of one senile old man is Bad, Actually?
- ZeroGravitas 1y agoBecause he'd destroy them one by one. They'd need to collectively form some kind of union to fight that power imbalance. Which they know from being on the other side of that dynamic.
- UncleMeat 1y agoBecause the destruction of labor power is what they want, and Trump is giving it to them. Increasing unemployment means more competition for jobs. Fewer people switch jobs to increase pay. Fewer people negotiate. Higher costs mean that laborers are more precarious and more dependent on their income. Fewer people get fed up with the bosses and leave. The bosses hate us and Trump lets them control us more effectively.
- jurking_hoff 1y ago[dead]
- jrs235 1y agoBecause their businesses will be targeted and persecuted by the petty administration who demands no dissent.
- duxup 1y agoThe courts should solve this problem. That's their function. However, SCOTUS has shielded the Executive branch from any consequences. The one branch that should do the thing has abandoned doing their job / the constitution.