| ▲ | NekkoDroid 3 days ago | |
> fear of reprisals from Trump Realistically, what's he gonna do? Shut down the company, which he oh so desperatly wants in the US? Tax them more, driving their cost up more? | ||
| ▲ | ModernMech 3 days ago | parent | next [-] | |
For starters, he could do what he did with CBS: threaten a potential merger. Or he could do what he did with Musk: threaten to revoke citizenship of the CEO or anyone on the board if they're foreign. Or do what he did with Harvard and Columbia: threaten to pull grants and revoke foreign visas of workers. Or do what he did with big law firms: threaten to pull security clearances. Lots of options. | ||
| ▲ | DrillShopper 3 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
He's already weaponized the IRS, DOJ, and FTC, so there are a lot of ways he can fuck you for not bending the knee. | ||
| ▲ | actionfromafar 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Realistically, many companies are going to shut themselves down because their margins will be gone. | ||