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/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/mdp300 17h ago

And at the same time, guys like Jack Welch who turned GE from an engineering and manufacturing company into a finance company, and who started the whole "maximum possible profits this quarter are all that matters" philosophy.

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u/m3g4m4nnn 17h ago

Obligatory "check out the Behind the Bastards podcast episodes on Jack Welch".

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u/Three0h 14h ago

Also hijacking this comment to suggest everyone try listening/watching stuff made by Gary Stevenson. Fantastic speaker, economically inclined, and he is someone who knowingly walked away from millions of dollars as a trader.

Here’s his video on how to stop the economy from collapsing