For those of you who think that Trump is part of the oligarchy

[RVonse]

https://www.wsj.com/business/trump-invokes-golden-share-to-block-u-s-steel-plans-for-illinois-plant-f6b661ed?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=ASWzDAgk7J05BwtcPDD124n1wYQEfKsJoMTUDqk6JdjkH5haqD9FQ0g2V9a75_hf9tU%3D&gaa_ts=68d0f20d&gaa_sig=X8YzfxAtQDkcR23BweJzoq5oONHxbV737jpVsDh3mh2jk70Pt5fTBpTDAv15iajlXMm4EKiimsemyNCiT6aOEg%3D%3D

I can assure anyone who might be curious the above article is not fake news and I know this because I work at the illinois plant mentioned.

When it comes to all politicians its really how they act that counts and not what they say. And what Trump just did really can't be spun as anything else but a pure demonstration of direct benefit for US labor. What he just did is what the Democrats used to do for union labor.

So there can be room for some to claim it wrong for our government to be involved with private capitalism. No argument on that. Its just that I can no longer see the point of argument being Trump is an oligarch only interested in big business. Not after seeing what he just did in real life.

 

[Loren Pechtel]

That's paywalled.

And what might benefit your job comes at a high cost to other Americans--keeping it open almost certainly produces a net loss of US jobs.

I actually think that we probably should keep steel plants open for defense reasons, but not to protect jobs.

And it's symbolic, anyway. This isn't about US labor.

 

[ZiprHead]

Apparently you have no idea what an oligarchy is.

 

[bilby]

Apparently you have no idea what an oligarchy is.

The Trump administration is better described as a kakistocracy anyway, though of course the two are not mutually exclusive.

 

[patchy]

Whatever form of “government” this is, they’re shit at it.

I say:

Boo kakistocracy.