tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post1892400946183682853..comments2024-03-26T06:17:49.527-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Tech Oligarchs Buy Political ProtectionStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-34866844463271924662015-04-08T11:23:02.041-07:002015-04-08T11:23:02.041-07:00"At least bulldog Elizabeth Warren is too bus..."At least bulldog Elizabeth Warren is too busy fighting the banks and Wallstreet's excesses to worry about high-tech excesses." I have my doubts about that; not the 'worry', but the 'busy fighting'.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-83178244016470713462015-04-08T11:18:57.431-07:002015-04-08T11:18:57.431-07:00https://youtu.be/Db3e8Qw9hhs?t=7m15s
It's goo...https://youtu.be/Db3e8Qw9hhs?t=7m15s<br /><br />It's good to be the king. priss rulesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-58783838024841320882015-04-08T06:06:37.428-07:002015-04-08T06:06:37.428-07:00Joel Kotkin closes with : None of this is to say t...Joel Kotkin closes with : None of this is to say that the tech elites need to be broken up like Standard Oil or stigmatized like the tobacco industry. But it’s certainly well past the time for people both left and right to understand that this oligarchy’s rise similarly poses a danger to our society’s future. By their very financial power, plutocratic elites -- whether their names are Rockefeller, Carnegie, Page, Bezos or Zuckerberg -- need to be closely watched for potential abuses instead of being the subjects of mindless celebration from both ends of the political spectrum.<br /><br />It does make sense that young newly wealthy men would prefer to associate themselves with libertarians than prudish and discriminatory social conservatives, even if they'd be more likely to get a happy flat tax with Republican domination.<br /><br />I wouldn't bet on anything more than that. So it looks to me that the republicans now exist the sole purpose of helping the democrats fundraise for their elections. It's like free money, a chance for Techie's to demonstrate their progressive values, but do they expect to get political favors for it? I wouldn't think so, at least not from individual donors.<br /><br />But if many of these "tech oligarchs" are really "libertarians" rather than "liberals", do they think they're also helping to tip the playing field for big business?<br /><br />At least bulldog Elizabeth Warren is too busy fighting the banks and Wallstreet's excesses to worry about high-tech excesses.<br /><br />And really I think everyone is too scared now-a-days, so any company that looks good on paper is a hero to American Exceptionalism.<br /><br />Yes, it seems like all "big money" is nearly immune to any criticism, as long as they can add to the job numbers and economic indicators that help convince everyone that its still Morning in America.<br /><br />Ronny, where are you? We need a good actor for president again!Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.com