r/technology • u/DontFearTheCreaper • 1d 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/Edie_T 1d ago

Thanks for this explanation. It'll be this huge heist instead of a total decade-long depression then. I'm... thinking that what I was afraid of was worse...

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u/thekrone 1d ago edited 1d ago

Maybe it's just the cynic in me, but everything above seems realistic and absolutely seems like something Trump would do (especially considering how much he caters to the oligarchs who own him and has absolutely no qualms grifting).

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u/lordlaneus 21h ago

This has more or less been going on for decades, but Trump's plan is an escalation in how bold the billionaire class are getting.

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u/mcSainzz 21h ago

Plz provide sources

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u/lordlaneus 20h ago edited 17h ago

I can't say when it became deliberate, but we've had a recession about once every 10 years for a long time, and rich people have figured out how to profit from them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_recessions_in_the_United_States

edit: whoever down voted mcSainzz, don't be a jerk. Asking for sources is important.

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u/blurry_forest 17h ago

Growing up, I remember my teachers would occasionally allude to this - the wealthy become wealthier during recessions, because they buy cheap stock. I just didn’t understand how, until the pandemic happened.