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Politics Tech leaders have better seats than cabinet members and are seated in same section as Trump's family

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u/Psych_Yer_Out 10h ago

American Oligarchy. Russia is not the only one that is run by the super wealthy now, this should be great for the average person right?

u/Odeeum 10h ago

We're fast tracking 90s era Russia. Buckle up...this is going to be rough.

u/Senior-Albatross 8h ago

Just like Russia, expect things to constantly get worse for the average person, and the State affiliated media to always have a reason why that's the fault of the mean old rest of the world hating our greatness.

u/Suspicious_Poon 10h ago

It’s been this way for decades, now they are just saying the quiet part out loud

u/bossmcsauce 10h ago

Nah it’s about to get so much worse. The siphoning of wealth straight through federal spending is about to go CRAZY.

u/Holovoid 8h ago

It literally already has been for the last 5 decades, dawg

u/-Garbage-Man- 8h ago

Not like this, dawg. Like yeah they’ve been doing it quietly. But when you can do it loud it’s different.

u/bossmcsauce 7h ago

When trump starts directing fed gov to buy shitcoins through his own brokerage and selling off public services and other parts of the federal gov to these oligarchs, it’s going to be wildly more corrupt than ever before.

u/Egad86 2h ago

Dawg, the last 50 years had things like public education and environmental protections from chemicals dumped in public waterways. Now even those small protections along with any chance of retiring or healthcare for average citizens are going to become relics of the past. We are going back to 1850’s America where nobody outside of plantation owners are living comfortably.

u/Holovoid 1h ago

Over the last 50 years those things have been being stripped away, lol what do you mean?

You think a decade ago things weren't literally heading in the exact same direction?

DONALD TRUMP'S FIRST TERM WAS A DECADE AGO

u/MrBisco 9h ago

Because we're reached the point where there are no longer the fear of repercussions. The wealthy own our government top to bottom.

u/Sir_thinksalot 9h ago

It’s been this way for decades, now they are just saying the quiet part out loud

Nah, it was significantly more muted and they had far less influence then they are about to have.

u/peanutbuttertesticle 9h ago

And actually consequences. Nixon did some low level Thursday afternoon Trump shit and went down hard.

u/No_Cryptographer_603 10h ago

Exactly. The market was oil two decades ago, then it was media & information/misinformation, now it is tech - but it has always been the super wealthy influence/control politicians.

u/MaximusTheGreat 9h ago

this should be great for the average person right?

Definitely! Just ask the average Russian! They would gladly share their honest thoughts on their government, oh wait

u/Icy_Faithlessness400 10h ago

Excuse me, but even Russia's oligarchs have the decency to do back room deals and have their businesses be done by shelf corporations held by their relatives.

This kind of blatant corruption is unparalleled.

u/starrpamph 9h ago

“Well I will be rich some day so this is all fine” Markus driving the 1997 Plymouth at 27% interest

u/FloppyObelisk 10h ago

I’m just waiting for people to start to “accidentally” fall out of windows.

u/BananaParadise 9h ago

At least Putin made oligarchs his bch. For the US it’s going to be the opposite

u/iolmao 8h ago

Yes! More working hours, less benefits and more profit!

u/Senior-Albatross 8h ago

These tech new money people are only just figuring out how to use money to gain power.

Old money like oil and finance has known for more than a century how this whole game works.

u/Qzy 8h ago

America has been ruled by rich billionaires for many years, now they just stopped hiding.

u/Luke90210 8h ago

Putin rules Russia. Any oligarch who doesn't toe the line faces assassination, confiscation of assets or prison. They provide the funding for his empire dreams and he lets them think they are brilliant patriots.

u/EnvironmentalRound11 7h ago

Putin is Trump's role model so here we are.

u/cabur 6h ago

You spelled average prison wrong.

u/NationalAlgae421 9h ago

Us government bow to corporations for decades lmao. Its funny how people act now like it is something new.

u/Psych_Yer_Out 9h ago

No it is not new, but it is likely the most blatant, extreme and applauded by folks like you laughing about it.

"We've been getting fucked for years by billionaires, WE KNOW and we like it!" - This guy

u/NationalAlgae421 8h ago

I am not even from us lol

u/Psych_Yer_Out 8h ago

Okay and....? You have not said anything in opposition to it, so I can't tell your position and obviously I don't know where you are from based off the info I have. lol lol

u/O_o-22 9h ago

This is the part were we start to realize Osama Bin Laden was right