A glaring view into how #Trumpalian would reign if they win POTUS + Congress. It would be all strong arm cult mob boss intimidation and threats. They will dismantle our government resources for citizens to build their #MAGA oligarchy.
Trump allies threaten Deloitte contracts after employee shares Vance chats
Republicans are targeting $3 billion in federal contracts after a consultant disclosed messages unconnected to his work.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/10/07/vance-messages-deloitte-retaliation/
@GaryRLundberg It's funny how people are acting like a company with $3 billion in contracts is a little powerless victim with this story.
Maybe we shouldn't be putting all the eggs in one big corporate basket in the first place? This is a symptom that things went a little off the rails, and this helps put things on a better footing?
@GaryRLundberg Right but with stories like these I always think we need to go deeper, looking at the structural issues that make them stories in the first place.
Often enough when there's a story about potential presidential exercise of authority the problem is that he has the authority in the first place, and we should probably reconsider granting that authority to the president, no matter who the president is.
Yes. Both things are happening: vindictive political retribution; and, long term imbalances of sending vs revenue will ( maybe already has) cripple American.
Deloitte was #34 in 2019 for money spent by USA on corporate contracts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_100_Contractors_of_the_U.S._federal_government
@volkris
It would be good to see all the government sending with corporations. And, who Congress and Administrations backed which. I bet the $3 million is a rather minor send comparatively.
Anyway, the story is more focused on the political threat of retribution after Don Trump Jr doxed the person who shared JD Vance texts.
“On Sept. 27, Donald Trump Jr. exposed the employee’s name and photograph to millions of people on social media, writing…”