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How are US tech folks more enabling Trump than anybody else who pays tax there?

• throwaway5235 9mo ago
  "Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, spent more than $290 million supporting Donald Trump and his MAGA allies on the campaign trail last year." [1] "Exclusive: How Palantir's Alex Karp went full MAGA" [2] Look at All In Podcast - tech VCs - they are all in support of this administration. [1] https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/elon-musk-donald-trump-2024-election-b2690735.html https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-polit... [2] https://www.axios.com/2025/10/23/trump-alex-karp-palantir-maga https://www.axios.com/2025/10/23/trump-alex-karp-palantir-ma...
  • teiferer 9mo ago
    Context was "The Americans on HN driving tech, ...". I'm not sure that includes Elon.
• bcye 9mo ago
  Some, by working for companies (big tech) that have given little resistance to trump but rather funded his ball room, etc. Sadly, everyone quitting those companies would not really be a reasonable solution either, though there are more possible actions than that