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True. But Devos was likely picked for her strong republican ties and credentials (establishment?), and her non profit work with education reform, MI charters, etc. She's pushed for school choice (possibly for religious reasons sadly), and if Trump wants to reform schools, she may be a good pick.I agree that this is a valid point. Wealthy people are successful, so one can normally assume that they're good at getting things done. But is that the case here? Take Betsy DeVos, most of her wealth derives from the fact she's the daughter-in-law of Richard DeVos, the founder of Amway. So is the fact that she's wealthy an indicator that she may know a thing or two?
I agree that this is a valid point. Wealthy people are successful, so one can normally assume that they're good at getting things done. But is that the case here? Take Betsy DeVos, most of her wealth derives from the fact she's the daughter-in-law of Richard DeVos, the founder of Amway. So is the fact that she's wealthy an indicator that she may know a thing or two?
As for 'style points' - again, could be a fair point but it definitely depends on the character of the person in question. If these people weren't in it for the money any more, why are they still heads of their companies?
Tell the Truth, that's part of the Trump Doctrine.
So you're an anti-vaxxer too, huh?
Trump is appointing reformers, not THEM.
Them are the ones who put themselves first at the expense of America, Team Trump are the ones who want to try to put AMERICA FIRST! for a change, and yes it does include people who have done wrong in the past but who want to make it right.
Trump puts Trump first. That is what narcissists do.
If Trump put America first then his products would be made in the USA.
Trump is a snake oil salesman. The sooner you realize this, the better.
Why is it that we cannot fix the mess without the wealthy? Because they control too much power?
How exactly does bringing in more wealthy people solve that problem?
I'm really interested in hearing what the right leaning libertarians, constitutionalists, and Trump voters have to say about this in general. Surely we can all agree that too much money in politics is a bipartisan issues?
Wealth is a measure of success. These are people who are very successful. Why in the world would we want to put people who are not successful and knowledgeable into positions of political power and influence? Why would you want losers in charge?
Trump and a ton of other will now and have always said that wealth is the measure of success in this game.
Way too many Americans today are found pretending that they dont know this.
Course if they really done know then we are truly ****ed.
Cause people are dumber than I thought.
Which is pretty ****ing dumb.
The wealthy ought to be in charge because it was a central tenet of Trump's campaign that he make American great again, including financially great. Who better to put in charge of that than people who have already proven that they can make themselves and their companies financially great?
But liberals aren't that bright.
Because of the exponential growth in cabinet wealth when Trump takes over. It's going to grow by 30x.
It's obvious that the people surrounding the president are likely to be richer than your average citizen, but under Bush and Obama they were just that, richer than your average citizen. Some cabinet picks were still paying off their student loans.
Now all of a sudden, we seem to have entered an age where the people in charge are absurdly rich. In the many billions of dollars, unfathomable amounts, more than the GDP's of many countries.
There are only 500 billionaires in the USA, and Trump seems to have picked 1 in 50 of them for positions where they are meant to be representing your average American person or family.
Trumps 16 cabinet level picks have more money than a third of American households combined.
My belief
plu·toc·ra·cy
plo͞oˈtäkrəsē/Submit
noun
government by the wealthy.
a country or society governed by the wealthy.
plural noun: plutocracies
an elite or ruling class of people whose power derives from their wealth.
Now, in my opinion this isn't entirely down to Trump but his election is exacerbating the problem. The USA has been a plutocracy for quite a while (see below video) but it's becoming ever more apparent that it is the interests of the wealthy that are going to be represented in government, rather than the will of the people. For what it's worth, Obama's cabinet was worth ~300 million, most of it (200m belonging to John Kerry). Source: https://www.opensecrets.org/pfds/overview.php?type=W&filter=E&sort=D&ptysort=A&year=2012
Do you think this is the case? Can it be prevented? Should it be prevented? Or is it a good thing we have uber successful businessmen and women helming our country? Do these people care about your average American citizen?
Probably since the very beginning.
Wealth is a measure of success. These are people who are very successful. Why in the world would we want to put people who are not successful and knowledgeable into positions of political power and influence? Why would you want losers in charge?
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