#47 President Donald Trump
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Tim Simmons said:
Just get where you are going with this.Get_Right said:Tim Simmons said:
Of his companies, definitely. But a president is not a CEO of the country if that’s what you are asking. The United States is not a business.Get_Right said:Tim Simmons said:Probably.
A CEOs job is to protect and grow the business. Trump could be a threat to that. Thats why these dudes are bending the knee
Do you consider the President to be in a CEO role?
Could business lessons be applied to the operation of government?
How many times has someone encountered a government agency and been flummoxed at the red tape and laziness? Not saying it applies to all employees. I am not saying that. Certainly not applying that thought to our Military. Maybe applying some modern business knowledge could help make things more efficient.0 -
Gern Blansten said:
you mean like a profit motive?Get_Right said:Tim Simmons said:
Of his companies, definitely. But a president is not a CEO of the country if that’s what you are asking. The United States is not a business.Get_Right said:Tim Simmons said:Probably.
A CEOs job is to protect and grow the business. Trump could be a threat to that. Thats why these dudes are bending the knee
Do you consider the President to be in a CEO role?
Could business lessons be applied to the operation of government?
More like efficiency rather than profit. Less waste. Ever traveled to another modern country? Amazing how things move faster in many ways.0 -
Which of Trump's businesses do we want him to run the country like?
Trump Shuttle?
Trump University?
Trump Steaks?
Trump Magazine?
Trump Vodka?
Trump Taj Mahal?
Trump Plaza Casino?
Trump Mortgage?
Trump the Fragrance? (Eeeeew)
Trump the Game?
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I’m fine with that. But decision making like that isn’t limited to CEOs or business people. And if it had to be a CEO, Trump doesn’t have the business track record to prove that he could.0
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But to clarify this line started with me saying Steve Jobs probably would have bent the knee because Trump is a vindictive and petty lifetime bitch and would get government organizations involved to stymy anything Apple wanted to do.0
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Gern Blansten said:The new mantra of "run gov't like a business" is a new version of trickle down. It's bullshit but it sounds nice to the lemmings that want to believe everything their dear leader tells them.
The only thing that will trickle down from the DT tyranny will be grief and suffering. People in this country need to wake the fuck up.
"It's a sad and beautiful world"-Roberto Benigni0 -
Number of federal employees has dropped, population has increased substantially over time, say since 1990s, and more programs are in place. Seems some efficiencies have already been gained. There’s no such thing as “perfect” and there will always be “waste.” What corporation runs with zero waste and 100% efficiency? None.Get_Right said:Gern Blansten said:
you mean like a profit motive?Get_Right said:Tim Simmons said:
Of his companies, definitely. But a president is not a CEO of the country if that’s what you are asking. The United States is not a business.Get_Right said:Tim Simmons said:Probably.
A CEOs job is to protect and grow the business. Trump could be a threat to that. Thats why these dudes are bending the knee
Do you consider the President to be in a CEO role?
Could business lessons be applied to the operation of government?
More like efficiency rather than profit. Less waste. Ever traveled to another modern country? Amazing how things move faster in many ways.
What we’re witnessing is the deliberate smashing of government functions to blame government for being broken so it can be a continuous feedback loop to justify getting rid of it. It’s easier to do than “fixing it” and it’s what you do if you want to be an authoritarian government.09/15/1998 & 09/16/1998, Mansfield, MA; 08/29/00 08/30/00, Mansfield, MA; 07/02/03, 07/03/03, Mansfield, MA; 09/28/04, 09/29/04, Boston, MA; 09/22/05, Halifax, NS; 05/24/06, 05/25/06, Boston, MA; 07/22/06, 07/23/06, Gorge, WA; 06/27/2008, Hartford; 06/28/08, 06/30/08, Mansfield; 08/18/2009, O2, London, UK; 10/30/09, 10/31/09, Philadelphia, PA; 05/15/10, Hartford, CT; 05/17/10, Boston, MA; 05/20/10, 05/21/10, NY, NY; 06/22/10, Dublin, IRE; 06/23/10, Northern Ireland; 09/03/11, 09/04/11, Alpine Valley, WI; 09/11/11, 09/12/11, Toronto, Ont; 09/14/11, Ottawa, Ont; 09/15/11, Hamilton, Ont; 07/02/2012, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/04/2012 & 07/05/2012, Berlin, Germany; 07/07/2012, Stockholm, Sweden; 09/30/2012, Missoula, MT; 07/16/2013, London, Ont; 07/19/2013, Chicago, IL; 10/15/2013 & 10/16/2013, Worcester, MA; 10/21/2013 & 10/22/2013, Philadelphia, PA; 10/25/2013, Hartford, CT; 11/29/2013, Portland, OR; 11/30/2013, Spokane, WA; 12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC; 12/06/2013, Seattle, WA; 10/03/2014, St. Louis. MO; 10/22/2014, Denver, CO; 10/26/2015, New York, NY; 04/23/2016, New Orleans, LA; 04/28/2016 & 04/29/2016, Philadelphia, PA; 05/01/2016 & 05/02/2016, New York, NY; 05/08/2016, Ottawa, Ont.; 05/10/2016 & 05/12/2016, Toronto, Ont.; 08/05/2016 & 08/07/2016, Boston, MA; 08/20/2016 & 08/22/2016, Chicago, IL; 07/01/2018, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/03/2018, Krakow, Poland; 07/05/2018, Berlin, Germany; 09/02/2018 & 09/04/2018, Boston, MA; 09/08/2022, Toronto, Ont; 09/11/2022, New York, NY; 09/14/2022, Camden, NJ; 09/02/2023, St. Paul, MN; 05/04/2024 & 05/06/2024, Vancouver, BC; 05/10/2024, Portland, OR;
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After American AP journalists were banned from the Macron-Trump press conference, French reporters stepped in to ensure a Paris-based AP reporter could ask their first question._____________________________________SIGNATURE________________________________________________
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video....ceding africa to china......BREAKING: Trump admin. considering ending U.S. Africa command_____________________________________SIGNATURE________________________________________________
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And Russia, Russia, Russia as well as ISIS and other Islamist terrorist organizations. But you know, national security for the fatherland.mickeyrat said:video....ceding africa to china......BREAKING: Trump admin. considering ending U.S. Africa command09/15/1998 & 09/16/1998, Mansfield, MA; 08/29/00 08/30/00, Mansfield, MA; 07/02/03, 07/03/03, Mansfield, MA; 09/28/04, 09/29/04, Boston, MA; 09/22/05, Halifax, NS; 05/24/06, 05/25/06, Boston, MA; 07/22/06, 07/23/06, Gorge, WA; 06/27/2008, Hartford; 06/28/08, 06/30/08, Mansfield; 08/18/2009, O2, London, UK; 10/30/09, 10/31/09, Philadelphia, PA; 05/15/10, Hartford, CT; 05/17/10, Boston, MA; 05/20/10, 05/21/10, NY, NY; 06/22/10, Dublin, IRE; 06/23/10, Northern Ireland; 09/03/11, 09/04/11, Alpine Valley, WI; 09/11/11, 09/12/11, Toronto, Ont; 09/14/11, Ottawa, Ont; 09/15/11, Hamilton, Ont; 07/02/2012, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/04/2012 & 07/05/2012, Berlin, Germany; 07/07/2012, Stockholm, Sweden; 09/30/2012, Missoula, MT; 07/16/2013, London, Ont; 07/19/2013, Chicago, IL; 10/15/2013 & 10/16/2013, Worcester, MA; 10/21/2013 & 10/22/2013, Philadelphia, PA; 10/25/2013, Hartford, CT; 11/29/2013, Portland, OR; 11/30/2013, Spokane, WA; 12/04/2013, Vancouver, BC; 12/06/2013, Seattle, WA; 10/03/2014, St. Louis. MO; 10/22/2014, Denver, CO; 10/26/2015, New York, NY; 04/23/2016, New Orleans, LA; 04/28/2016 & 04/29/2016, Philadelphia, PA; 05/01/2016 & 05/02/2016, New York, NY; 05/08/2016, Ottawa, Ont.; 05/10/2016 & 05/12/2016, Toronto, Ont.; 08/05/2016 & 08/07/2016, Boston, MA; 08/20/2016 & 08/22/2016, Chicago, IL; 07/01/2018, Prague, Czech Republic; 07/03/2018, Krakow, Poland; 07/05/2018, Berlin, Germany; 09/02/2018 & 09/04/2018, Boston, MA; 09/08/2022, Toronto, Ont; 09/11/2022, New York, NY; 09/14/2022, Camden, NJ; 09/02/2023, St. Paul, MN; 05/04/2024 & 05/06/2024, Vancouver, BC; 05/10/2024, Portland, OR;
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A federal judge has blocked the Trump Justice Department from transferring 12 transgender female inmates to male prisons — a setback for Trump's executive orders denying recognition of transgender people._____________________________________SIGNATURE________________________________________________
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Q: You called Zelenskyy a dictator. Would you use the same word regarding Putin?
Trump: Uhhhh… I don’t use those words lightly. We’re gonna see how it all works out_____________________________________SIGNATURE________________________________________________
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My sibilings in Federal Service - some good news among the chaos. OSC (Office of Special Counsel) has gotten right back to work and declared the terminations that have occurred illegal & that terminated employees should be reinstated with backpay. you can read more about it below. not paywalled so have fun! https://www.govexec.com/workforce/2025/02/oversight-agency-finds-trumps-federal-worker-firings-unlawful-asks-some-employees-be-reinstated/403218/_____________________________________SIGNATURE________________________________________________
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NEW: A “survey of our niche audience for our niche audience” was the source for the claim that only 6% of federal employees are working full time in their offices. The number isn’t true. Why do administration and elected officials keep relying on it? https://www.propublica.org/article/federal-employees-work-from-home-trump-myth?utm_campaign=propublica-sprout&utm_content=1740415509&utm_medium=social&utm_source=threads_____________________________________SIGNATURE________________________________________________
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Tim Simmons said:Yeah. There are dips, but historically the merket always bounces back and grows.
.... Until it doesn't. Nothing lasts forever. The great flaw of capitalism is that constant growth forever is literally impossible.
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PJ_Soul said:Tim Simmons said:Yeah. There are dips, but historically the merket always bounces back and grows.
.... Until it doesn't. Nothing lasts forever.
"Mostly I think that people react sensitively because they know you’ve got a point"0 -
Trump's broad foreign aid freeze has halted a UN program in Mexico to block fentanyl chemical imports to drug cartels, say eight sources. It's one of several U.S. counternarcotics efforts in Mexico recently disrupted by the stop-work order. https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trump-aid-freeze-disrupts-anti-narcotics-program-mexican-ports-2025-02-24/_____________________________________SIGNATURE________________________________________________
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PJ_Soul said:Tim Simmons said:Yeah. There are dips, but historically the merket always bounces back and grows.
.... Until it doesn't. Nothing lasts forever. The great flaw of capitalism is that constant growth forever is literally impossible.Well said. No doubt the Sumerians thought they would be around for ever as well. It's the same story throughout civilization. If humans haven't figured that out by now, I have a hard time picturing any true "age of enlightenment" ever happening. A nice pipe dream, I suppose."It's a sad and beautiful world"-Roberto Benigni0
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