It's a nice gesture but it won't work. The biggest problem California has is terrible, horrendous policies enacted by liberal-progressive-socialist officials that Californians keep electing. Cali is reaping what it sowed. Quite sad to watch. Oh, and if you're one of those folks fleeing California and moving here, please leave your voting habits behind.
It is quite revolting watching the State devolve into the utter disaster it is today. Gavin Newsom should be recalled immediately.
OK, Tim has got to go. This is the final straw. This is a blatant misuse of company funds. I think even Steve Jobs would’ve fired him on the spot. Apple is not a piggy bank for Tim (or their board of directors) to apply to any non-Apple vanity cause they want.
This is essentially stealing money from the shareholders in order to support a political agenda.
I read Tim's quote in Steve's voice and I honestly believe he would have fully supported the actions Tim is setting in motion. This is absolutely the Apple culture that Steve developed and Tim is doing a great job maintaining.
(Not that what Steve would have done is terribly important or relevant, but...) I don't think that's accurate. If you'll recall when Jobs was pitching his proposal for the Apple "spaceship" HQ, one of the city councilors suggested that Apple could/should provide WiFi for all of Cupertino (or some such thing). Jobs' response was that Apple is the largest tax payer in Cupertino and it's not Apple's job to provide services directly to the community; if the city wants to do that, it's a political matter and they are free to do so. Go back and find the AI article about this, I may have the details off a bit. But the gist is right: it's Apple is a tech company and not a quasi governmental organization. So I suspect that if this effort had been suggested to Steve, his response would have been along the lines of "f### that."
You’re quite right. Steve was Apple’s proud parent and would never allow its interests to become entangled with those of a particular controversial and failing politician.
1. Apple routinely invests in its supply chain. Employees, or employees of contractors, are part of that supply chain 2. Foxconn provides dormitories to employees near factories
I wonder if one were to peel back all the PR on this, we'd find that this is largely about Apple trying to make sure that they have access to an adequate labor supply in the Bay Area. The fact that it's also good PR is a nice two-fer.
Street people are not part of the supply chain. This is Tim Cook and Apple bailing out the incompetent Governor.
It’s not just the current governor but a succession of governors with equally underwhelming state legislators that are responsible for this mess. Look at the fires and the power outages. The politicians are putting 100% of the blame on PG&E or nebulous climate change effects without looking at their own policies and state laws that are the primary drivers. Not one ounce of acknowledged culpability or remorse. It’s always something or someone else.
California used to be the place everyone wanted to go. Not anymore.
My $0.02 is that representative democracy (people vote for legislators who then figures out which laws make sense) is much more efficient and effective than direct democracy (people vote directly on the laws). A system that requires everybody to be a policy expert is clearly going to be less efficient than one in which a smaller group specializes in understanding policy. This is basic specialization of labor.
It seems to me that CA has been badly hurt by direct democracy.
Maybe. Switzerland seems to do OK with it. Their educational system is robust enough to maintain a well educated public. Their society is more homogeneous than California. They do not have to deal with a massive influx of immigrants from around the world with very different social, cultural and educational backgrounds. Point is, I wouldn’t blame direct democracy for California’s shambolic state. Bigger culprits await more comprehensive solutions.
Some see the unknown as an adventure, you see it as something to fear. If you eat tacos then you are eating food from another culture, aren't they yummy?
1. Apple routinely invests in its supply chain. Employees, or employees of contractors, are part of that supply chain 2. Foxconn provides dormitories to employees near factories
I wonder if one were to peel back all the PR on this, we'd find that this is largely about Apple trying to make sure that they have access to an adequate labor supply in the Bay Area. The fact that it's also good PR is a nice two-fer.
Street people are not part of the supply chain. This is Tim Cook and Apple bailing out the incompetent Governor.
It’s not just the current governor but a succession of governors with equally underwhelming state legislators that are responsible for this mess. Look at the fires and the power outages. The politicians are putting 100% of the blame on PG&E or nebulous climate change effects without looking at their own policies and state laws that are the primary drivers. Not one ounce of acknowledged culpability or remorse. It’s always something or someone else.
California used to be the place everyone wanted to go. Not anymore.
I’m sure some people here are familiar with the “Poop Map” that has been created in response to the sidewalk defecation of street people in San Francisco. The city is a disaster.
So your are in favor of Tim's plan, you know make SF not a disaster by building affordable housing?
OK, Tim has got to go. This is the final straw. This is a blatant misuse of company funds. I think even Steve Jobs would’ve fired him on the spot. Apple is not a piggy bank for Tim (or their board of directors) to apply to any non-Apple vanity cause they want.
This is essentially stealing money from the shareholders in order to support a political agenda.
I read Tim's quote in Steve's voice and I honestly believe he would have fully supported the actions Tim is setting in motion. This is absolutely the Apple culture that Steve developed and Tim is doing a great job maintaining.
He’s misallocating shareholder funds and I’m quite confident this will result in a class-action lawsuit against Cook and Apple.
Boo hoo hoo, he's giving all your hard earned stock profits to people who don't have a pot to shit in. This is outrages, you might find yourself on the street any day soon.
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So your are in favor of Tim's plan, you know make SF not a disaster by building affordable housing?