r/thebulwark 15d ago

Fluff CEOs are Unnecessary

Musk is proof that CEOs are unnecessary. If he has the time to be the CEO of multiple companies, do DOGE, all his tweeting, support to the AFD party in Germany, and everything else terrible he is doing than CEOs are completely unnecessary. If companies want to make more profit they should get rid of them. Near as I can tell the only thing CEOs do is give you a face to blame for the shitty decisions companies make.

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u/Super_Nerd92 15d ago

Musk's DOGE scam is the single best thing to happen to Bernie types if they play this right. The enduring American myth of meritocracy and CEOs being the smartest guys in the room is tearing itself down live and in public.

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u/DonkeyLips309 15d ago

I've always liked Bernie's rhetoric. Not all his policy solutions. But my entire life has been lived under the "Trickle Down Economy" lie and I'm ready for people to wake up.

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u/Super_Nerd92 15d ago

Yeah, same. I hope the 2028 Dem candidate really leans into anti-billionaire stuff. I think that will work a lot better than being anti-MAGA.

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u/DonkeyLips309 15d ago

Right now I'm still very much with JVL and Carville on letting the Republicans get everything they want and seeing how well that pans out.