Posted on 10/19/2024 11:24:23 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Throughout American history, business leaders have been able to assume that an American president of either party would uphold the rule of law, defend property rights and respect the independence of the courts. Implicit in that assumption is a fundamental belief that the country’s ethos meant their enterprises and the U.S. economy could thrive, no matter who won. They could keep their distance from the rough-and-tumble of campaign politics. No matter who won, they could pursue long-term plans and investments with confidence in America’s political stability.
In this election, American business leaders cannot afford to stand passive and silent.
Donald Trump and his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris, have sketched out versions of their parties’ traditional positions on issues like taxation, trade and regulation that are well within the give-and-take of politics. In this election, however, stability itself is also at stake.
Mr. Trump denies the legitimacy of elections, defies constitutional limits on presidential power and boasts of plans to punish his enemies. And in these attacks on America’s democracy, he is also attacking the foundations of American prosperity. Voting on narrow policy concerns would reflect a catastrophically nearsighted view of the interests of American business.
Some prominent corporate leaders — including Elon Musk, a founder of Tesla; the investors David Sacks and Bill Ackman; and the financier Stephen Schwarzman — have been supportive of Mr. Trump’s candidacy. Beyond pure cynicism, it’s nearly impossible to understand why.
Business leaders, of course, may be skeptical of Ms. Harris’s policies, uneasy because they don’t feel they know enough about how she would govern or worried that she may not be open to hearing their concerns — a frequent criticism of the Biden administration. They may be reluctant to offend or alienate employees, customers or suppliers who have...
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
We don’t have a ‘newspaper of record’ anymore.
Headline made me laugh out loud.
American Business LOVED the first Trump presidency. Hey NYT, if you go poll small business owners, Trump has a 20 point lead over Harris.
Huh?!
I know, right. The nyt is full on TDS crippled these days. It is farcical at this point.
NYT. ( NOT YOUR TRUTH )
If giant corporations with big government contracts and woke HR departments can't afford to risk another Trump presidency, that's a different subject. These entities do not constitute "American Business."
No one wanted to put their name on this article, so put “editorial board” LOL
…but inflation and the growth of government regulation..American business sure can afford that.
They don’t care what voters prefer, propaganda always comes first.
Jawhol!!
All these are things that the democRATS have advocated and done.
“ We don’t have a ‘newspaper of record’ anymore.”
The NewYork Times has never been that. Ever. From the beginning it has been a propaganda organ for every manner of socialism that has ever existed…from Leninism to Trotskyism, to Nazism, to Stalinism to Maoism. And that is all it has ever been.
Why did I read that stupid crap, when I could have just put my finger down my throat.
They are getting increasingly desperate and outrageous.
Every business owner that I know loved Trump eliminating all the regulations in his early days of his administration and hated Brandon for just as quickly putting the regulations back on along with a host of additional ones. Not one of these guys is buying the gaslighting about Brandon’s wonderful economy.
Perhaps the NY Slime's is asking prominent business leaders like the Bud Light executive that approved their advertising campaign or maybe those executives at Disney that have embraced LBGTQ?
Perhaps the NYT should ponder why Democrats like RFK Jr, and
Tulsi Gabbard support Trump? Perhaps they should ponder who was “running” the office of the President, before the insider coup was staged against Joe after his Presidential debate showed the world that he was mentally not there?
The Slime's is in an all out pre-election effort to sway the Democratic Party faithful with propaganda.
<< Some prominent corporate leaders — including Elon Musk, a founder of Tesla; the investors David Sacks and Bill Ackman; and the financier Stephen Schwarzman — have been supportive of Mr. Trump’s candidacy. Beyond pure cynicism, it’s nearly impossible to understand why. >>
Lol…let’s see here….maybe because Trump is a pro-business capitalist and Harris an anti-business socialist? Maybe because businesses of all sizes did much better during Trump’s presidency than during Biden’s? Maybe because Harris is going to double the capital gains tax and, if she has her druthers, levy a tax on even UNREALIZED capital gains, which would essentially destroy the stock market (among other economic catastrophes)?
NYSlimes....afflicted with deep psychiatric Projection psychosis while it achieves new heights (or depths) with its BIG LIE propaganda
Jos. Goebbels would be PROUD of NYSlimes! very very proud
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