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Elwood P Dowd

(11,453 posts)
Tue Aug 15, 2017, 03:16 PM Aug 2017

Dell CEO Michael Dell is a repuke loving Trumper. Don't expect him to leave Trump's side. [View all]

He has given millions to the repukes over the years and become a multi-billionaire with their help.

https://thenextweb.com/insider/2017/08/15/intel-dell-ceo-trump-council/

Intel CEO’s departure makes Dell the last tech company in Trump’s council

When asked about his view on the recent departures, a spokesperson for Dell CEO Michael Dell said that:
While we wouldn’t comment on any member’s personal decision, there’s no change in Dell engaging with the Trump administration and governments around the world to share our perspective on policy issues that affect our company, customers and employees.

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http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2011/04/michael-dell-outsourcing-jobs-timeline/

Michael Dell: The Making of an American Oligarch
How a homegrown geek outsourced, downsized, and tax-breaked his way to the top.

Before he became the 15th-richest American, Michael Dell was hailed as a corporate wunderkind. His eponymous computer company’s “dazzlingly efficient” factory in Austin, Texas, “may be the best hope of keeping blue-collar jobs in the United States,” proclaimed the New York Times in 2004. Recently, Dell Inc. has been better known for gobbling up federal contracts and pulling financial shenanigans to line its executives’ pockets—all while exploiting tax loopholes, outsourcing production, and laying off American workers.

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