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  • Apple CEO Tim Cook gifts President Trump gold & glass commemorative plaque

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    muthuk_vanalingam said:
    It’s absolutely pathetic. Cook is acquiescing to power, with gifts and million dollar bribes. 
    Nice to see you on the other side of the fence, for a change. But people who are usually critical of Apple would be fairly lenient on Apple's CEO on this occasion. Apple's CEO is in a very difficult situation (stuck between a rock and a hard place). Whatever he does, he is/will be in a lose-lose situation for another 3.5 years. Nobody would want to be in his shoes right now.
    For the right pay, I’d be willing to be in his shoes. The fact that I have zero qualifications for the job of running Apple … wait. On second thought, I’m not sure there’s any timeline where I could survive the projectile nausea that would hit me after handing a trophy to that degenerate fool. Tim has nerves of steel to smile and do this service for his company and stockholders. 
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  • Apple stock bloodbath continues after China applies retaliatory tariffs

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    DAalseth said:
    foregoneconclusion said:
    The governor of California is going to call Trump’s bluff by ignoring the federal tariff and negotiate directly with other countries on tariffs. Seems like a decent strategy considering that the Trump tariffs are entirely dependent on the claim that the national debt has created a national emergency that gives the president the power to levy tariffs. In other words, the White House is likely violating the law and California is going to respond in kind.
    I question that. States Rights are one thing, but international trade, including treaties and tariffs are federal jurisdiction. I question if Cal can just go their own way, refuse to take part and negotiate their own agreements. That would be a Constitutional Law question, but it’s my impression that won’t stand scrutiny. 
    Good points, but Trump is doing exactly the same thing violating lots of laws in his government cutbacks. So why shouldn’t the California government go ahead and do what it wants here? Maybe if everyone is a scofflaw, it will be time to enforce all the laws again. 
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