In case no one is paying attention let me give you a rundown of the nominees that Trump is putting up for the cabinet and other governmental gigs….
But first for those not sure just what the Hell a plutocrat is…. A plutocrat is someone who uses their wealth to buy political power.
Looking over this list of robber barons I think a better term would be kakistocracy….government by the worst persons; a form of government in which the worst persons are in power.
Now that is defined let’s move on to the people waiting for confirmation….
Scott Bessent, hedge fund manager and former CIO of Soros Fund was picked by Trump to lead the Department of the Treasury. Net worth: $1 billion.
Massad Boulos, Tiffany Trump’s father-in-law and the CEO of a Nigerian motor vehicle company, is set to become a senior advisor to the White House on Arab and Middle Eastern Affairs. Net Worth: Around $1 billion.
Doug Burgum, former North Dakota governor and CEO of Great Plains Software, who Trump picked to head the Interior Department. Net Worth: $1.1 billion.
Stephen Feinberg, a co-founder of Cerberus Capital Management who ran the firm’s defense sector investments, appears to be in line to become the number two at the Pentagon. Net Worth $5 billion.
Jared Isaacman, CEO of the Pennsylvania-based processing firm Shift4 Payments, who also founded the defense firm Draken International and sold it to Blackstone in 2019 for a reported nine-figure sum, is Trump’s pick for administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Net Worth: $3 billion.
Charles Kushner, Ivanka’s father-in-law, founder of Kushner Companies real estate firm, and beneficiary of a Trump pardon, as ambassador to France. Net Worth: $1 billion.
Kelly Loeffler: the former Georgia GOP senator married to is married to Intercontinental Exchange founder Jeff Sprecher, was chosen by Trump to run the Small Business Administration. Net worth: $1.1 billion.
Howard Lutnick, the CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, is Trump’s pick for Commerce Secretary. Net worth: $1.5 billion.
Linda McMahan, who Trump tapped to head (or kill off) the Department of Education, the former CEO of the World Wrestling, and chair of the America First Policy Institute. Net Worth: $3 billion.
Elon Musk, owner of Tesla and Twitter and reportedly the world’s richest human, was tapped by Trump to co-head the Department of Government Efficiency. Net Worth: $344.6 billion.
Mehmet Oz, TV doctor and snake oil salesman, who Trump wants to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Net worth: $100 million to $315 million.”
John Phelan, a financier and founder of MSD Capital, is Trump’s Secretary of the Navy nominee. Net Worth: Around $1 billion.
Vivek Ramaswamy, an entrepreneur and former pharmaceutical exec, who Trump tapped to co-head his dismantling of the federal government group known as DOGE. Net Worth: $1 billion.
Warren Stevens, Trump’s pick for ambassador to the UK, is the head of Stephens, Inc., the Arkansas investment bank founded by former Clinton backer Jackson Stephens. Net worth: $3.4 billion.
Donald Trump, TV personality who was re-elected President of the United States. Net Worth: $6.6 billion.
Steve Witkoff, a real estate tycoon who owns 51 major properties, including the Woolworth Building, in Manhattan, is slated to serve as Trump’s envoy to the Middle East. Net worth: $1 billion.
There you have the complete list (for now) of the worse people possible to lead this country. Not one of them gives a toss about your life or your families struggles.
Hang on to your cup for the continuous kicks to the nuts will be everlasting.
Please comment if you so desire.
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A lot of top talent know how business acumen here. Jump in and solves team to compensate for 4 years of non attention. I hope I’m not disappointed . Seems world leaders are glad-handingTrump which is good sign. New Cabinet and support setting up daily, ready to go. Meriticracy not DEI incompetnce. I do appreciate the list you’ve compiled which helps in analysis. Big $ means success and not always stepping on working class and low income not exploitation by robber baron greed. .
Do you truly believe all that? chuq
I am hopeful. The talent is impressive. At least these people have a proven record of meritocracy. I have not been impressed with anyone in Biden’s executive branch appointees. I see a US tottering on the abyss. Almost anything will be better. Isn’t anyone alarmed at the extent and power of all the criminal syndicates in our cities? They are recruiting street merchants even among young teenagers. Why wou.ld a kid go to school if he can make $1,000 a night on the streets ? If any of Trump’s appointments are incompetant I hope they get canned immediately. The federal wa$te eliminations proposed seem worthy intent .
Where did you get these stats? You think these appointees are impressive? chuq
You wouldn’t want the country to be run by a group of uneducated appalachians, would you? People with that kind of money are going ot hve great managerial skills that would go far in solving some of our problems here in the good old US of A.. don’t you think?
So you think these people will have the4 best interest of the American people to heart? BTW what problems are you referring to? chuq
Not an apple and oranges discussion.. I did not say these people have the best interests of america at heart…I said we don’t want a bunch of uneducated hillbillies running the government…what problems? We have had nothing BUY problems for the past few years…just look around and start counting.
And you believe that things will be cheaper and the economy for peasants like me will be better? chuq
Regardless of who is in office in Washington, inflation is always going to be a fact of life… it always has been and it will always be as long as there is an operative free market situation and as long as the government refuses to institute price controls like they did during the depression —as I recall, “Us Peasants” managed to make it through all the hard times before now… and we will make it through the hard times yet to come.
What free market? A loose belief in equality….that is a FUCKING JOKE. chuq
Relax and enjoy the ride.
How does one relax when their existence could be threatened? chuq
I thought you were the originator of the saying, “Bring It On.” You are telling me that you are suddenly concerned about existence?
Yep when my source of income could be fucked with….I will fight it as best I can but I can be concerned without pulling BS out my ass to justify chuq
correction: NOTHING BUT problems
Okay which of these problems will Trump make better? chuq
Time will tell–I like the deportations idea myself.
Why? Where will his hatred and his supporters hatred end? chuq
I hope it ends with all the law breaking illegals being sent home or otherwise dealt with. We have a legal path to citizenship. Lawbreakers are criminals and should be treated as such. No sense in encouraging more illegal migration…just set the red line and dare their asses to cross it.
There is more to his immigration bullshit than meets the eye….chuq
I just hope it works
Maybe we can get rid of some of the douches that have come from Europe as well. chuq
yes… mostly everybody who ever utters a word of opposition ….
Then say good-bye to me now and we can eliminate any dramatics when it happens. chuq
agree
Don’t be in a big hurry fellas… our turn will come if we do not watch our mouths…besides why criticize government when it is doing its level best with what it has….I am not suffering … I am not going naked or hungry …I know a lot of people who are in the same boat as myself… we get along… we have basically what we need…and I am sure this will improve with the incoming administration ….there is a lot of brain power in the incoming administration and I say that we owe it to them and to ourselves to see what will happen …it sure can’t get no worse than it has ever been before… there are problems with every administration… but we all seem to get by very well, don’t we? Let us encourage them …let us help them where we can…in so doing, we serve each other better.
Just rollover and wait? chuq
If you have a decent, well-thought-out proposal (or if you can direct our attention to one) that resolves this dilemma, then please, by all means,feel free to provide us access to it. Otherwise, “Yes… we roll over and wait.” There is nothing more we can do than that at this late stage of the game.
There are solutions but it will take longer than a 4 minute read to change things….and that is just too much for most. chuq
great dodge!
You asked….and there it is chuq
it doesn’t say anything.
Kinda like so many other comments. chuq
The rich taking charge to make sure they get richer. No real surprise there, sadly.
Best wishes, Pete.
Exactly chuq