What the F*ck Are These People Talking About? - Esquire

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24. Here's what I don't understand

Do the rich and powerful think a Civil War is good for their bottom line?

What, do they think they come out unscathed from the chaos that will ensue?

Do the corporations that fund the Retrumplican Party think that their bottom line is better under a Russian style authoritarian regime, or in a dystopian hellscape?

That is where we are heading.

Seems to me that supporting our Jeffersonian Democracy is a much better long term investment.

At the very least, they should be concerned that enough of the consumers that buy their products and services are going to hold them accountable for this shit.

That is the only thing that I think we have the power to do. If they don't respect our votes, they don't deserve our money, or our labor.

Seems corporate America has a choice. They can either support American Democracy, or they can contribute to the Retrumplican Party. Their is no nuance there. You can't say; "well, I'd love for democracy to prevail, but I really like 29% marginal tax rates over 35%.

Corporate America can either pay a few more percentage points in taxes and prosper under a Clinton or Obama type economy and government, or they can have the type of economy and government of Afghanistan.