Andrew Yang and Pete Buttigieg Have Blown Up on Twitter, and in Betting Markets
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Re: Andrew Yang and Pete Buttigieg Have Blown Up on Twitter, and in Betting Markets
#2Re:Yang,
I'm vaguely sympathetic to the idea of "elect a business person so they can run government like a business", but any openness to the idea goes out the window when the candidate's business is venture capital.
Re: Andrew Yang and Pete Buttigieg Have Blown Up on Twitter, and in Betting Markets
#3Re:Yang, I'm vaguely sympathetic to the idea of "elect a business person so they can run government like a business", but any openness to the idea goes out the window when the candidate's business is venture capital.
Also, didn't we just elect another business person and see where we are.
Like it or not, we need politicians who can work across the aisle and actually get things done.
Re: Andrew Yang and Pete Buttigieg Have Blown Up on Twitter, and in Betting Markets
#4Re:Yang, I'm vaguely sympathetic to the idea of "elect a business person so they can run government like a business", but any openness to the idea goes out the window when the candidate's business is venture capital.
I think you're referring to Venture for America, which despite the name is not a venture capital firm.
Re: Andrew Yang and Pete Buttigieg Have Blown Up on Twitter, and in Betting Markets
#5Re:Yang, I'm vaguely sympathetic to the idea of "elect a business person so they can run government like a business", but any openness to the idea goes out the window when the candidate's business is venture capital.
Also, didn't we just elect another business person and see where we are. Like it or not, we need politicians who can work across the aisle and actually get things done.
Trump isn’t really a business person, he just plays one on TV :P
Re: Andrew Yang and Pete Buttigieg Have Blown Up on Twitter, and in Betting Markets
#6Re:Yang, I'm vaguely sympathetic to the idea of "elect a business person so they can run government like a business", but any openness to the idea goes out the window when the candidate's business is venture capital.
Also, didn't we just elect another business person and see where we are. Like it or not, we need politicians who can work across the aisle and actually get things done.
A booming economy with low inflation and low unemployment?
Re: Andrew Yang and Pete Buttigieg Have Blown Up on Twitter, and in Betting Markets
#7This only shows why running we now have 20 candidates running for president. They get a huge platform to expand their reach (good for both the issues they care about and their personal brand) with almost no downside (even if not pilfering their campaign funds they will raise enough money to travel the country effectively promoting for future book sales or a tv show).
Re: Andrew Yang and Pete Buttigieg Have Blown Up on Twitter, and in Betting Markets
#8This is entirely meaningless at this point in the race. There may be some enthusiasts paying attention right now, and they're prone to focusing on particular candidates, but a more likely bet is that most primary voters are waiting to see how candidates perform with a view to backing the best candidate who has the best chance of winning.
Re: Andrew Yang and Pete Buttigieg Have Blown Up on Twitter, and in Betting Markets
#9Re:Yang, I'm vaguely sympathetic to the idea of "elect a business person so they can run government like a business", but any openness to the idea goes out the window when the candidate's business is venture capital.
Why though? I would like my government to be open to at least listening to lots of different ideas and applying an investment mindset to them. You're right, there is little operational experience that comes with being a VC. But you dont need that to initiate groundbreaking projects. Hoover didn't pour concrete at the Hoover Dam. Kennedy didn't know the rocket equation.
Re: Andrew Yang and Pete Buttigieg Have Blown Up on Twitter, and in Betting Markets
#10This only shows why running we now have 20 candidates running for president. They get a huge platform to expand their reach (good for both the issues they care about and their personal brand) with almost no downside (even if not pilfering their campaign funds they will raise enough money to travel the country effectively promoting for future book sales or a tv show).
A low barrier to entry is arguably a good thing.