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CEOs at Trump meeting: Ex-president ‘meandering’ and ‘doesn't know what he's talking about’ (www.cnbc.com)

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[-] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 203 points 5 months ago

"But he says he'd cut my taxes 5% so I'm giving him $100 million in dark money," they continued.

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 47 points 5 months ago

The dumb ones will. The smart ones know that demagoguery and authoritarianism can impact trade and currency valuation, and investing in them is a great way to lose a lot of money.

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago

But that's in the future. I want that tax cut now!

[-] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago

I wish your faith in the oligarch class was justified.

[-] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

Nope. The rich are greedy and I’m just saying that not all of them think Trump is smart investment.

[-] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 months ago

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/06/rich-top-100-campaign-donors-lean-trump-republican/

... the lion’s share of confirmed contributions from the biggest political givers—the top 100 families—have flowed to Republican candidates and groups.

In the “hard money” category—direct donations to candidates, which federal law caps at modest sums—Republicans took in 27 percent more from the Top 100 families than Democrats did ($85.9 million vs. $67.9 million).

But looking at all federal contributions, including “soft money,” a category that tallies the generous donations allowed to party committees and the unrestricted contributions to SuperPACs, Republicans raked in a whopping $508 million from the Top 100—triple the Democrats’ $169 million take.

[-] Natanael@slrpnk.net 2 points 5 months ago

Some of them care more about power than even their own quality of life

[-] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 28 points 5 months ago

That is the real issue.

[-] lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee 6 points 5 months ago

Can't cut taxes if you don't pay taxes to begin with. Does not compute.

[-] rayyy@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Of course he will save the RICH a lot of money but the majority of working folks will pay dearly.

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