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Lonestarblue

(13,488 posts)
7. I have never understood why people think a business leader would do a better job as president.
Mon Aug 21, 2023, 10:50 AM
Aug 2023

Especially in today’s environment, a successful business leader has the primary role of delivering as much profit as possible to mostly already rich shareholders and, as part of that goal, enriching themselves through multi-million dollar bonuses and stock shares. To accomplish those goals, they pay employees as little as possible, find ways to deny benefits like healthcare to as many workers as possible (like limiting lower-paid employees to 30 hours per week to avoid paying any benefits), move jobs to other countries to lower expenses, and lay off employees when operating expenses threaten profits and bonuses.

Now apply those policies to the government and see what you end up with—decreased Social Security, limits on Medicare, agency staffs cut to the bone with expectations that those remaining will just take on the extra work, etc. Biden, as a career politician, has done a far better job as president than Trump the businessman ever would or could.

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So, conservative, still think we need a businessman for president? Walleye Aug 2023 #1
Some changes Nasruddin Aug 2023 #6
And at night it will run old Rush Limbaug show reruns SouthernDem4ever Aug 2023 #35
I have never understood why people think a business leader would do a better job as president. Lonestarblue Aug 2023 #7
Absolutely, Biden understands the mission. The government is not supposed to make a profit Walleye Aug 2023 #15
I agree Quanto Magnus Aug 2023 #22
For every successful business leader FredGarvin Aug 2023 #28
IF you run the motherfucking government as a business, what the fuck is the goddamn product? SoFlaBro Aug 2023 #36
Run government like a biz? Invest in people! Strong business invest in their people. Rs hate that Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2023 #29
Serious Republicans among themselves call workers human capital Walleye Aug 2023 #34
Anyone believe him? Anyone? twodogsbarking Aug 2023 #2
Tesla and SpaceX are going strong. truthisfreedom Aug 2023 #4
He isn't running them..... getagrip_already Aug 2023 #21
He has nothing to do with any of that obamanut2012 Aug 2023 #25
Bad choices... hunter Aug 2023 #43
Fuck those too. hunter Aug 2023 #42
No, I don't SpankMe Aug 2023 #12
Yup, 100% this obamanut2012 Aug 2023 #26
In which case, we all need to archive all relevant tweets Wednesdays Aug 2023 #30
The question is, why did he spend so much money just to break it? ashredux Aug 2023 #3
He was goaded into it. Mawspam2 Aug 2023 #10
I remember there was a delay, and rumor that Musk was about to back off the deal Wednesdays Aug 2023 #32
so thats how they get rid of the policital cartoons. Historic NY Aug 2023 #5
Is X a tax writeoff for profits from TSLA? bucolic_frolic Aug 2023 #8
I don't think it would work because he didn't moniss Aug 2023 #24
If we lost every tweet ever made, would that be such a bad thing? progressoid Aug 2023 #9
Everybody needs to step up and archive anything valuable Wednesdays Aug 2023 #33
storage costs makes sense Garion_55 Aug 2023 #11
I use Twitter to check in with Ghana irisblue Aug 2023 #13
Not just a way to save a ton on old content hardly touched on server clusters? Brainfodder Aug 2023 #14
He must be making money by the spaceshipfull with all these improvements. keithbvadu2 Aug 2023 #16
so now will he apply for a "government bailout" (ala car manufactures & banks) ? nt orleans Aug 2023 #17
What a Drama Queen. BlueIdaho Aug 2023 #18
It wasn't failing until you the outstanding business man swept in to save it. Attended Trump U PortTack Aug 2023 #19
How much will his tax writeoff be? He has been waiting a while for it to go under. LiberalArkie Aug 2023 #20
What a Xhit Xhow. LudwigPastorius Aug 2023 #23
He's playing Jenga with Twitter. Earth-shine Aug 2023 #27
Always backup and archive files, with a copy off-site, preferably not in the cloud Bernardo de La Paz Aug 2023 #31
Even though Xitter has been important PlutosHeart Aug 2023 #37
I think he's wrong. It will fail because he removed "block". BradBo Aug 2023 #38
I'd like to nominate Lead and EarlG as consultants. mwooldri Aug 2023 #39
Aww... Big X Shits again Cha Aug 2023 #40
Also....yet another sign of a terrible businessman. You don't publicly predict failure LiberalLovinLug Aug 2023 #41
As far as I'm concerned X is already a failure SouthernDem4ever Aug 2023 #44
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