Google, in Post-Obama Era, Aggressively Woos Republicans

Post by general_ai » Sat, Jan 28, 2017, 4:57 AM UTC

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I can't believe they're stupid enough to think that Trump is a Republican. He's neither. Both parties shat all over him during his entire campaign, so he owes them not just nothing, but less than nothing, hence the promise to institute the congressional term limits and anti-lobbying laws. And as everyone discovered over the last week (much to everyone's surprise), Trump is the first politician in history that will ac…

> Both parties shat all over him during his entire campaign, so he owes them not just nothing, but less than nothing, hence the promise to institute the congressional term limits and anti-lobbying laws. How will he pass laws without the support of at least 50% of Congress?

Post by AnthonyMouse » Sat, Jan 28, 2017, 5:08 AM UTC

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> This sounds good on paper -- but the more likely reality is that it will simply lead to lobbying becoming more covert, as former government employees working on behalf of corporations won't register as lobbyists. And then they'll be breaking the law. Pushing the practice underground will make it less effective and less common. The appearance of propriety goes a long way toward convincing people that there isn't eno…

I want his tax returns so we can get some clue as to whether his obsession with Russia is a childish crush on authoritarian bullies, which is a theme of his, or whether in fact there is a financial connection. I want his tax returns to find out just how badly he's been lying about his net worth. I want his tax returns because I honestly believe he'll be humiliated by us seeing them.

Post by crgt » Sat, Jan 28, 2017, 5:34 AM UTC

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If we hold Trump responsible for that, then don't we hold cigarette companies responsible for lung cancer? Weapons companies for murders? BitTorrent for piracy? Soda and fast food companies for obesity and diabetes? Where does it end?

Rather than ban these things, we should just tax them to pay for social services to offset the harm that they do.

Post by macintux » Sat, Jan 28, 2017, 5:36 AM UTC

AnthonyMouse wrote: post #123

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I want his tax returns so we can get some clue as to whether his obsession with Russia is a childish crush on authoritarian bullies, which is a theme of his, or whether in fact there is a financial connection. I want his tax returns to find out just how badly he's been lying about his net worth. I want his tax returns because I honestly believe he'll be humiliated by us seeing them.

> I want his tax returns so we can get some clue as to whether his obsession with Russia is a childish crush on authoritarian bullies, which is a theme of his, or whether in fact there is a financial connection. Which tax returns probably wouldn't tell you because even if there was it would only show up as revenue from some nondescript corporation in Delaware. > I want his tax returns to find out just how badly he's…

Post by hackuser » Sat, Jan 28, 2017, 7:23 AM UTC

r00fus wrote: post #58

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> look at the petroleum industry, security & prison industrial complexes and their bought politicians to see the worst. Why would the tech industry be any better? The industries you name are somewhat more dependent on government, but Google and 'big tech' are still heavily dependent.

Deepwater Horizon, Bhopal, CIA black sites, the list is long. The level of either incompetence or pure indifference to human and environmental cost is just incomparable. Name one such for the tech industry.