Subj : Re: Is AI ruining social
To   : ROB MCCART
From : Mike Powell
Date : Sun Apr 13 2025 08:49:00

> MP>The markets shot up.  The next day, Trump was bragging about how he'd made
>   >a couple (m/b)illion dollars and how Charles Schwab, who was apparently
>   >with him, had made over 2 billion on the stock market the day before.
>   >Apparently, a few congresspersons also made a lot of dough buying stock tha
>   >day.

> Yes, it's like insider trading except it's legal..  (Questionably)

Not sure it really is legal, though, in this case.  If he helped people
like Schwab, who isn't in Congress, make a bunch of money, that means that
folks outside of the White House knew what was going to happen.  Chances
are Trump told them.  Pretty sure that isn't legal.  ;)

> Here, if a politician has a lot of funds invested, it has to go into
> a blind trust so that they don't know what they are invested in and so
> won't make political decisions based on what will make them a profit.

That is what some are pushing for here, or preventing investment entirely.

> MP>Sounds like those "in the know" are not losing money, but everyone else is.

> So... situation normal ?

I guess so.  ;)

> They closed another GM plant in Canada yesterday for at least several
> months, although they say that has more to do with poor sales of
> electric cars than Trump's doings..  (for a change..)     B)

We have actually been getting some intermentent news about US manufacturers
closing plants up there.  They are closing, or delaying, them here also.

Mike

 * SLMR 2.1a * Come in Number 51, Your Time Is Up!
--- SBBSecho 3.20-Linux
 * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105)

.