r/technology • u/DontFearTheCreaper • 20h ago

Social Media Tech CEOs who grinned behind Trump at inauguration lose billions in wake of tariffs

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-tariff-bezos-musk-zuckerberg-b2727147.html
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u/ovirt001 19h ago edited 18h ago

There was a period of a few decades where taxes and regulations reined in wealth concentration. Since the 80s that has been carefully rolled back.

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u/reddollardays 19h ago edited 14h ago

Fuck Reagan, such a sociopath.

ETA: Thanks for the awards, appreciate the sentiment - SOLIDARITY IS KEY!

Anyone else, please consider donating to the ACLU or a certain SMB character's legal defense fund. Eat the rich.

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u/OttawaTGirl 19h ago

It...was...never...just...Regan.

The heritage foundation and right wing cronies surrounded him just like Trump.

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u/reddollardays 18h ago

I hear ya. It was all a long con to get to present times.

Also enabled by Democrats with their tepid responses to it all.

The few who are sincere on the left were and are hobbled by the traitors in their midst.

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u/Steak_mittens101 17h ago

Vote in all primaries and support justice democrat candidates.

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u/Xzmmc 16h ago

Or killed by the feds.

Remember, MLK and Malcolm X were only killed when they started talking about class instead of race.

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u/Happy_Penalty_9179 17h ago

Thank god someone speaks the truth. It's not like all of these regressionary policies couldn't have been rolled back by the democrats. They are just capitalists of a different color. Just look at how the democrats treat their more left leaning breatheren. Public healthcare? Pass. Public university? Don't care. Protectionist policies (not the f'ing blanket tarrif shit Trump is doing)? Ehhhh don't really feel like it.

And when the elections came down and the Democrats only policy was "I will not destroy the economy" vs the populist "I'm going to save the economy", it was clear that the lower class was going to vote with their hearts instead of their heads.

We just want to afford homes man. How can someone with 100 million dollars be closer to a homeless person than Elon Musk in terms of wealth?