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noisyturtle:
--- Quote from: Leslieann on Fri, 10 January 2025, 08:43:18 ---
--- Quote from: noisyturtle on Fri, 10 January 2025, 07:24:33 ---Can anyone please explain why companies are giving money to the Trump inauguration? I really do not understand their perceived obligation. Is there a law that they have to? And how is it determined how much the event will cost, and why is that not covered by the government? I'm quite confused.
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They're bending the knee (I.E. covering their a$$).
This is a guy who doesn't play by the rules, likes revenge and is easily manipulated by money, get on his bad side and he's going to make it rough on your company. On the other hand, get on his good side and you can do almost anything you want business-wise and maybe even get him to mess with your competition. A million dollars is a drop in the bucket for these companies and could save their company billions later from baseless investigations and lawsuits.
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I was afraid this was the answer. Donations apparently happen for every inauguration, but after just a little digging, even Trump's first term his administration requested them, and didn't demand. It seems like he is playing a completely different game this time. An openly corrupt and dangerous game.
With all these companies I'd have expected to be more liberal and fight his policies bending the knee like servants, I am even more worried about the next 4 years. If a billion dollar company cannot say no to him, who is left in his weight class to fight against his policies?
Outlook: Not good
fohat.digs:
--- Quote from: noisyturtle on Fri, 10 January 2025, 16:10:22 ---
An openly corrupt and dangerous game.
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With all branches of government under MAGA control, including the last-last-resort Supreme Court, they will be free of almost all guardrails.
Roberts and Barrett whimpering out the tiniest of protests last night was embarrassingly little far too late.
Leslieann:
--- Quote from: fohat.digs on Fri, 10 January 2025, 16:21:42 ---With all branches of government under MAGA control, including the last-last-resort Supreme Court, they will be free of almost all guardrails.
Roberts and Barrett whimpering out the tiniest of protests last night was embarrassingly little far too late.
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I'm not so sure it's MAGA.
Everyone assumes they removed the guardrails for Trump but they haven't really worked in his favor all that much. Yes, they've been working toward giving the presidency more power in expectation of a Republican president, but Herritage Foundation, which includes Thomas's wife (who picked all of Trump's Supreme Court justices) and Vance are playing a long game, they may have been using Trump to get Vance and therefore Herritage into that position. Trump cares about image, money and power, Vance is an ideologue and that's far more scary from a governing perspective.
fohat.digs:
--- Quote from: Leslieann on Fri, 10 January 2025, 19:31:35 ---
--- Quote from: fohat.digs on Fri, 10 January 2025, 16:21:42 ---
government under MAGA
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using Trump to get Vance and therefore Herritage into that position.
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That is absolutely right. But they will be happy to have Trump in place temporarily as an anger sponge.
fohat.digs:
Hopefully the Drumpf-Musk honeymoon will be over soon.
PS - and how 'bout that Pete Hegseth bro?
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